Autodesk CFO Reassigned After Internal Accounting Probe (1)

Autodesk Inc. reassigned its chief financial officer after an internal investigation into accounting practices delayed financial filings for weeks.

Deborah Clifford, who has been CFO since March 2021, will become chief strategy officer, effective immediately, the company said Friday in a statement. Elizabeth Rafael, an Autodesk board member, was appointed interim CFO and remains on the board.

The decision to replace Clifford as CFO was made by the board of directors’ audit committee, which led the investigation, executives told employees during a call Friday afternoon, according to a person familiar with the discussion who asked not ...