Archive for the ‘Finance Role/KPA/KPI’ Category
Samples of Corporate Finance Roles And Responsibilities
Presented below is an overview of a typical Corporate Finance function:
• Senior VP and CFO
• Vice President and Corporate Controller
• Director of Accounting Controls and Systems
• Director of Internal Audit
• Tax Manager
• Accounting Systems Manager
• Senior Business Analyst
• Cash and Credit Manager
• Senior Accountant
• International Accountant
Job Descriptions:
Below are very brief descriptions of the minimum activities [...]
October 20, 2009
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WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES OF AN ASPIRING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/FINANCE DIRECTOR
In the course of your career development whether you have started as a treasurer, accounting supervisor to financial controller, many of us aspire to reach the post of either Finance Director Or Chief Financial officer (CFO). So what are some of the qualities that companies would select for such post?
Experts advocate the following skills and attributes [...]
October 19, 2009
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The Changing Role of Finance: Business Partnering- A Small Example ( Part 5)
In my four part articles on the changing role of finance, I have frequently mentioned the word “business partnering with operational heads” instead of allocating over substantial time on transaction processing role.
I have also mentioned earlier that transaction processing role should be there but if it of low value transaction per se then it can [...]
October 19, 2009
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The Changing Role Of Finance Function: Creating A Vision Statement ( Part 4)
In Part 3 of this series of articles, I have also advocated the importance of having a vision for the finance role.
Example of a Finance vision might include statement like:
· Be a business partner to other business unit operating managers by offering strategic financial advice
· Build on a world-class finance processes and activities
· Overcome organization [...]
October 19, 2009
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Positioning In The Transformation Of Finance Role
In a meeting or workshop amongst your fellow operating managers where you are presenting certain salient points you might hear your top or senior management addressing you or your staff as from “Accounts” teams.
How do you feel about this?
Well by asking such a question you might think that I am trying to be sensitive [...]
October 19, 2009
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Finance Role – Business Partnering – Illustration
In my previous articles on the changing role of Finance, there were mentioned about finance’s business partnering with other operating managers, the importance to emulate certain traits of world class finance team, seeking and improving performance metrics like cash conversion cycle and many others.
Today’s article reported in The Star pertained to an actual successful Malaysian, [...]
October 19, 2009
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Role Of Finance – Skillsets for Business Partnering
In my previous articles on the changing role of finance, I have mentioned about business partnering against transaction processing.
Here in this article, I would like to elaborate further that to be able to do business partnering with other operating managers it is essential that we should first:
Know/Understand The Business Very Well :
Shows a good understanding [...]
October 19, 2009
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