Business units and functions are far more likely to value internally conducted financial analyses over those farmed out to third parties.
Amway, True Value, Apollo Education, ConnectWise, Momentive Performance Materials, Aviat, Universal American, Synaptics, Tata Communications, Bottomline
CFOs must have accounting and finance training to succeed, but undergraduate degrees in the humanities and social sciences are what propelled these six executives to the top finance spot.
Corporate finance departments have come to rely on forecasting in previously unimagined ways.
One key is giving strategically focused areas greater independence, which will generate more ideas and allow CFOs the time to be more strategic themselves.
If you’re OK with the time investment and the risks, board service can make you a better CFO, bring new insights into your company, and enhance your career prospects.
