chief financial officer
Top money executive
A chief financial officer is the executive responsible for managing an organization's finances—overseeing accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, and investment decisions.
Usually abbreviated CFO.
In corporate hierarchies, the CFO typically reports directly to the CEO and sits on the executive leadership team: The CFO presented quarterly earnings to the board.
Allocating funds systematically
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
- assetsOwned items of value
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
equity · revenue · valuations · fundraising · IPO · solvency · leverage
Adhering to requirements
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
Top executive positions
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
Financial record book
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- auditingExamining records for accuracy
- cash-flowMoney in and out
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
accruals · amortization · debits · credits · depreciation · GAAP
Estimating future conditions
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- KPIsMeasurable performance benchmarks
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
budgeting
Allocating funds systematically
liabilities · equity · revenue · valuations · fundraising · IPO · solvency · leverage
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
C-suite
Top executive positions
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
ledger
Financial record book
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- auditingExamining records for accuracy
- cash-flowMoney in and out
reconciliation · accruals · amortization · debits · credits · depreciation · GAAP
forecasting
Estimating future conditions
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- KPIsMeasurable performance benchmarks
- executivesCEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CTO
- Corporate LeadershipCEO, CFO, COO, CTO, CIO
- finance executivesCFO, comptroller, controller, budget director
- finance jobsaccountant, banker, broker, trader, auditor
- finance officialsCFO, treasury secretary, comptroller, controller, treasurer
- officerscolonel, general, major, captain, lieutenant
chief financial officerintern
Supervised workplace learner
junior staff · mailroom clerk · trainee · receptionist · rank and file
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