Last year was a banner one, pay-wise, for executives who switched employers, but still a less-lucrative one than job-hoppers enjoyed a few years back.
Here's how high-potential finance executives can prepare themselves to qualify for one of the many finance chief seats that will shortly become available.
Here's why finance executives who fail to adequately develop their teams limit their own career potential.
For the sake of their careers, CFOs must be proactive in vanquishing the unfounded myth that they have poor communication skills.
Companies with CFO openings and candidates for those posts both have good reasons these days for taking a conservative approach.
While serving on a board is often thought of as a late-career event, if you don't start working toward it much sooner it likely won't happen.
Being a good CFO candidate requires a different skill set than being a good CFO does.
Senior executives got a 17 percent raise when jumping to a new employer in 2013, continuing a recent upward march.
Inadequate training for mid-level finance managers leaves companies fighting to fill senior posts.
Finance and accounting staff may need to do some self-investigation to avoid an existential career crisis.
For CFOs who may be of a mind to hook up with a private equity-backed company, open your eyes wide and tread very carefully.
Are you the type who communicates with recruiters only when you're looking for a job? Take note: It may harm your career.
