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 of what an aspiring CFO should have :

• Have an excellent communication skills to deal with the board and external clients
• Be good at people management-increasingly CFOs are dealing with large teams,often in remote locations
• See and be seen by those that matter-build networks and talk to colleagues
• Be commercially minded and be a business strategist
• Have a range of finance experience-avoid been seen as to much of a specialist
• Know the business-be prepared to take sideways step to further your skills
• Build up a broad portfolio of skills,including accounting,tax,IT,HR and risk management

Besides the above skills and attributes,companies also look for candidates with an unblemished record and reputation. Due to recent turmoil,many companies may also now be looking for someone who has been through a downturn before.

• The Role Of Finance Director
• Financial Planning as One of The Key Finance Roles (Part 1)
• The Changing Role Of Finance Function:Training Requirements ( Part 2)
• The Changing Role Of Finance Function:Creating A Vision Statement ( Part 4)
• Positioning In The Transformation Of Finance Role
• Role Of Finance – Skillsets for Business Partnering
• The Changing Role Of Finance Function:Strategies To Transform ( Part 3)