Below you will find an outline of The CFO’s content calendar for upcoming quarters of 2025.
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| Month | Month theme | Scheduled content | Article themes | Focus Areas |
| Jan | 2025 predictions/ taking stock of 2024 | People movs Q4 2024 Q&A Exec Interview |
Navigating post-M&A integration challenges | Effective financial integration, aligning accounting systems, and managing cultural differences to achieve synergies. |
| Corporate borrowing in a low-interest world | Strategies for managing high debt levels, refinancing risks, and leveraging capital for growth initiatives. | |||
| Feb | AI | Q&A Exec Interview | The CFO’s role in ESG-driven business models | Balancing investor expectations, operationalizing ESG strategies, and tying sustainability metrics to financial outcomes. |
| Generative AI’s impact on financial forecasting | Use cases for AI in scenario planning, revenue forecasting, and cash flow optimization, alongside regulatory and risk considerations. | |||
| March | End of year reporting | Q&A Exec Interview | CFOs and talent retention in finance teams | Strategies for upskilling teams in tech-enabled finance, retaining talent, and aligning team goals with corporate strategy. |
| Corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) compliance | Case studies of early adopters, challenges for latecomers, and tools for streamlined compliance reporting. | |||
| April | Talent & Skills | People Moves Q1 2025 Q&A Exec Interview |
Risk management in a high-volatility market | Hedging strategies, scenario analysis, and liquidity buffers to mitigate geopolitical, inflationary, and currency risks. |
| Beyond automation: scaling AI in spend management | Impact of AI on reducing non-compliance, enhancing supplier negotiations, and providing deeper spend analytics. | |||
| May | Sustainability | Q&A Exec Interview | The rise of green finance instruments | Integrating green finance into capital structures and navigating reporting challenges associated with these instruments. |
| Preparing for the next era of digital taxation | Adapting to frameworks like OECD’s Pillar Two or region-specific digital tax regulations with effective reporting and strategy. |