CFO
Corporate money boss
CFO is an abbreviation for chief financial officer, the executive responsible for managing a company's finances, financial planning, and reporting.
The CFO typically oversees accounting, budgeting, and investment decisions, and reports directly to the CEO.
The CFO presented the quarterly earnings to the board.
In smaller organizations, the role may be combined with other executive functions, but in large corporations, the CFO is one of the most powerful positions in the leadership structure.
Top executive positions
- CEOTop corporate officer
- CTOHead of technology, abbreviated
- vice-presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- controllerDevice directing a system
Allocating funds systematically
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- capitalWealth used for investment
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
cashflow · liquidity · solvency · profitability · revenue · expenses · assets · liabilities
Corporate decision venue
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- investorsThose who commit capital
shareholders · mergers · acquisitions · proxy · IPO · fundraising
Examining records for accuracy
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- GAAPFinancial reporting conventions
- ledgerFinancial record book
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
reporting · taxation · accruals · bookkeeping
Increase in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
C-suite
Top executive positions
- CEOTop corporate officer
- CTOHead of technology, abbreviated
- vice-presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
budgeting
Allocating funds systematically
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- capitalWealth used for investment
- treasuryStored organizational funds
investments · cashflow · liquidity · solvency · profitability · revenue · expenses · assets · liabilities · equity
boardroom
Corporate decision venue
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
investors · shareholders · mergers · acquisitions · proxy · IPO · fundraising
auditing
Examining records for accuracy
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- GAAPFinancial reporting conventions
- ledgerFinancial record book
reconciliation · reporting · taxation · accruals · bookkeeping
growth
Increase in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- business leadersCEO, director, presidente, executive, founder
- Bank Executivesbank manager, branch manager, CEO, chairman, executive director
- Business AcronymsSKU, UPC, CEO, POS, ROI
- finance executivesfinance director, comptroller, controller, budget director, finance manager
- finance officialsfinance director, finance manager, finance minister, finance officer, treasury secretary
- Media ExecutivesCEO, chairman, media magnate, mogul, tycoon
CFOjunior staff
Low-ranking employees
intern · hourly worker · rank and file · mailroom clerk · new hire