Chief financial officers (CFOs) have significant responsibilities in any corporation. As a CFO, you will be in a top leadership position. One major job responsibility of CFOs is controllership duties, which involve the reporting and presenting of accurate financial information. Stakeholders rely on this information and make many important decisions based on it.
CFOs also hold treasury duties. They must weigh risk and liquidity, and debt and equity, and decide how to invest the company’s funds. CFOs are responsible for a company’s past, present and future finances.
A third major component of their job role is economic strategizing and forecasting.