Tasks and duties

• Financial planning.
• Managing the finance and accounting team.
• Providing the executive leadership with expert financial advice and proposing new financial strategies.
• Producing the company’s financial reports including profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
• Managing financial forecasting and allocating budgets.
• Approving business cases.
• Monitoring cash flow.

CFOs tend to have strong leadership skills, as well as sound judgement and a proven track record of success over time in the area of financial management.

A CFO must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbally and written and must be able to engage with staff at all levels of an organisation. In publicly listed companies the CFO is often required to represent the company at investor relations meetings.