CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Chief Financial Officer. As a financial executive, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for the financial health of an organization. The CFO role is multi-faceted and includes everything from financial planning and analysis to business budgeting, financial decision-making, and risk management.

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BlueLight

JULY 30, 2020

The financial implication of these decision is critical and the CFO is the executive helping the CEO navigate these decisions. Historically, the CFO role was focused on backward looking information: ensuring on-time and accurate financial reporting. Post Series B, it becomes a full-time job to support strategic planning.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Inside The Mentoring Round , CFO Shelagh Glaser of Synopsys highlights several key themes from her 29-year career at Intel Corp. First, she emphasizes the value of front-line experience as a financial analyst, where the core business action takes place.

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The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Certification As A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Or Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Is Preferred. They should have experience leading and motivating teams, as well as experience developing and implementing strategic plans. Strategic Thinking. Why this is important.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

What makes for a sought-after chief finance professional (CFO)? According to Payscale.com , skills such as leadership, and financial reporting and strategic planning, won’t elevate your take-home pay much. CFO: The role of CFO is very senior; hence a high level of experience is expected for anyone applying for this role.

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Planful

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

What Are the Key Trends CFOs See in Budgeting? One of the biggest trends CFOs see in budgeting is zero-based budgeting , which has been increasing in popularity among financial analysts. Then, the CFO should conduct a bottom-up analysis to see if there is a good alignment between the two.

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