Just because you have the skills to be a solid Controller, this does not mean you have the right stuff to become a Great CFO….
but it doesn’t mean you can’t become a Great CFO.
To become a Great CFO, one needs to be able to move beyond the technical of accounting and finance. Having great Excel skills, being a GAAP Geek or being able to add 100 numbers in your head within 60 seconds is not what a CFO does. If a CFO needs to these things, there is a good chance a CFO will hire you. That might be why you were hired, but these skills will not get you the CFO job.
So what do you need to work on to become a CFO?
Read my Guest Blog published on the Dubin & Lee Blog
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