: profile

Financial Executive is the award-winning flagship publication of Financial Executives International (FEI). The magazine provides senior financial executives with financial, business and management news, trends and strategies to help them work better, faster and smarter.

Financial Executive has won eight awards since 2000 in both design and editorial categories, including awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, American Society of Association Executives and the Trade Association Business Publications International, as well as designation by Association Trends as the best association trade magazine.

frequency
10 issues per year: January/February, March, April, May, June, July/August, September, October, November, December.

audience
The magazine is read by CFOs, executive and senior VPs of finance, treasurers, controllers and other senior-level positions in organizations - both public and private and non-profit - of all sizes, in all industries, in the U.S., Canada and internationally.

content
Articles cover a wide variety of forward-looking strategic business issues from expert sources and peers to help readers shape corporate financial management practices and improve decision-making, productivity and performance.

Articles examine professional, technical and technological practices and developments that affect financial executives' day-to-day responsibilities, as well as long-range issues that reflect the financial executive's increasing involvement in the general management of their companies.

Content aims to provide not only the U.S. point of view, but, with global expansion continuing, content increasingly highlights practices, developments and individuals from the international scene. Readers go to Financial Executive as a "tool" for learning about cutting-edge business practices from top business people and thought leaders.

In addition to feature articles, regular departments include: In Brief, Financial Reporting, Private Companies, Treasury, Bookshelf, Balance Sheet, Technology Tools and Washington Insights

authors/sources
The magazine offers a mix of voices, ranging from professional journalists specializing in financial and business subjects to consultants and authors presenting current thinking and opinions, to financial executives themselves, offering thoughts on their own experiences.

subjects
Accounting, auditing, treasury management, enterprise risk management, financing, financial reporting, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, pension fund management, tax strategies, investment strategy, insurance, competitive strategy, hedging and other financial transactions, venture capital, private equity, international finance, international financial reporting standards (IFRS), U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), international trade issues, talent management, information technology (IT), strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, performance measurement, employee benefits, executive compensation, medical plans, career strategies and more...