8 types of CFOs available in businesses (all sizes)

1. The accountant
– Focus on legal & control
– Close to data and financial statements
– Tend to be defensive, avoid risks
– Always work under the finance function
2. The Analyst
– Creates transparency, clarity and is easily seen through analytical numbers
– Having an in-depth financial understanding
– Communicating tacit facts through Through numbers leads to leadership and decision making
– Experienced in investment banking environments
3. The Strategist
– Executing executive-level strategies
– Specific choices can range from quantitative, qualitative to decision-making
– Have a strong focus on value creation
– Work and support as a qualified professional management consultant
4. The Technologist
– Transformational Leader digital activities in the company: Toolset, ERP, CRM…
– Using technology as a platform to leverage financial-related values.
– Create efficiency as an independent control board, ready to join any department to optimize resources.
– Usually working in technology companies or converting fever to SaaS format.
5. Disruptor (The Disruptor = Can be translated as a competitor)
– Spends most of the time with external partners
– Learn most of the latest, most effective business models that have been successful in international markets
– Find industry benchmarks to follow and find out
– Know – how used to work in many functions and departments to have a broad view of the financial markets to give useful advice to the company to change and adapt
6. The Networker
– Build a relationship extremely close and connected relationship with level – C in the company (International standard size 300 billion / 1 year)
– Excellent listening and helping others succeed
– Making tasks/projects Gets work done in the company
– Work like a real entrepreneur
7. The Adaptor
– Strong execution in the company when adopting the strategy
– Helping the company move to achieve its goals with remarkable speed
– Building a flexible and powerful technology foundation for execution and optimization of the system
– Leadership of many different subsidiaries
8. The Enviromentalist: Literally working with politics a lot
– Making extremely good connections with policy makers
– Bringing quick profits many times bottom – line often thanks to policy
– Has a long-term focus on creating sustainable and highly competitive values
– Worked with governmental, non-governmental, non-profit organizations profit or work with government departments or agencies.
