Lessons for a new CFO

​If you spend any time receiving daily alerts for job wanted postings, you likely know there are numerous companies looking for new finance leadership.  Lots of opportunity out there. 

So I wanted to give a few tips for a younger person that may be looking for a promotion to their first Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) role, or perhaps you have landed that job and could use a few tips, especially for accounting professionals that are transitioning to the CFO role. 

Every company handles various tasks differently, and “pushes” down responsibility in different ways depending on the size of the company, available resources, management style, etc.  Therefore, the following is a list of a few things to think about, keeping in mind there are no “bright” lines:

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