CFO Pulse Report: Insights on AI, Talent, and Resilience with Megan Weis and Jack McCullough
September 9, 2025
In this special episode of CFO Weekly, Jack McCullough, Founder and President of the CFO Leadership Council, interviews Megan Weis about Personiv's 2025 CFO Pulse Report, exploring the critical accounting talent shortage with its 150% year-over-year increase in open roles and how modern CFOs are responding through integrated AI, automation, and global talent strategies.
In this special episode of CFO Weekly, we turn the tables as Jack McCullough, Founder and President of the CFO Leadership Council, interviews Megan Weis about Personiv's 2025 CFO Pulse Report. Megan brings extensive experience in finance and accounting outsourcing, having started her career as a CPA at Deloitte & Touche before transitioning through roles at BP, Accenture, and Everest Group. She earned her MBA from Duke University and joined Personiv in 2017 to help launch their finance and accounting services division.
With her deep background in the evolution of finance operations and talent management, Megan shares insights from the comprehensive survey of 253 finance and accounting leaders across more than 20 industries. Currently serving as a key leader at Personiv, Megan oversees the development of strategic insights that help CFOs navigate the most significant talent shortage in the profession's history while adapting to technological transformation.
What You'll Learn:
- Why the accounting talent shortage has reached critical levels with 150% year-over-year increase in open roles
- How CFOs are integrating AI, automation, and outsourcing as core strategies beyond temporary fixes
- The evolution of the CFO role into "Chief Everything Officer" with expanded cross-functional responsibilities
- Strategies for attracting and retaining Gen Z talent through purpose-driven work and technological fluency
- How modern finance teams are structured with hybrid onshore, nearshore, and offshore models
- The critical factors driving CFO confidence and strategic outlook in uncertain economic times
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