The traits of today's CFO: a handbook for excelling in an evolving role

CFOs, controllers, and financial managers will discover how to become the leader their organization needs and expects with this forward-thinking book on high-level abilities and best practices.

Covering leadership, management, coaching, team building and accounting trends, this publication will allow the reader to step into their expanding role as a strategic thinker, collaborator, communicator, and team leader.

This publication includes a comprehensive, practical discussion on the following topics: Determine the critical skills that we will need to be effective in the future.

Identify the skills necessary to be an effective coach.

Identify how to persuade other leaders to define and embody accountability.

Identify specific tools that turn a department into a real team.

Identify the universal roles that the CFO plays in every organization.

Determine why being a leader in the middle is not a career limiter. Assessing ways to explain to your team how the world of accounting is changing.