Only one letter difference but a whole new set of personal qualities awaits as we dive into the profile of The CEO’s right hand: The CFO. Eye for Talent The calibre of the finance staff is crucial to the company’s success. Being the head of financial matters at any company means having a good team around you and a lot of the work that goes into being CFO is meeting personally with potential team members. To get recruitment right you should have a clear idea of who you want working with you and should know instinctively how to recognise those people. The skills and knowledge to adequately assess colleagues and subordinates is critical for this role. Cultural Interaction As the head of the business end of the company, you are essentially in charge of the allocation of resources. Being a good CFO means knowing where to invest and as such the financial acumen and the idea of all Cfos being ‘number men’ needs to be done away with. Being interactive with the world around you is the only way to properly know what constitutes a smart investment. This can also mean interacting within the company and being plugged into how ...

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