If you want to step up to the role
of CFO, it is critical to start planning now, advises Margaret Ewing
The demands placed on chief financial officers have never been
greater. The role and responsibilities have changed significantly
over the decade and become increasingly complex. Heightened levels
of scrutiny, increased accountability and a more active investor community
have placed all directors, and the CFO in particular, under even greater
pressure.
If you then add the complexities of today’s challenging
credit and equity markets, and the extremely volatile and uncertain
economic environment, it is no wonder that, to those aspiring or ‘in-waiting’,
the burden and pressure of a CFO’s responsibilities appear
awesome and a huge step-up from their current role.
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