Wiktionary
n. The executive who is in charge of financial affairs, notably as head of a financial department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board who lead the corporation or other organisation as a whole
WordNet
n. the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm [syn: CFO]
Wikipedia
The chief financial officer (CFO) or chief financial and operating officer (CFOO) is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management. In some sectors the CFO is also responsible for analysis of data. The title is equivalent to finance director (FD), a common title in the United Kingdom. The CFO typically reports to the chief executive officer and to the board of directors, and may additionally sit on the board. The CFO supervises the finance unit and is the chief financial spokesperson for the organization. The CFO reports directly to the president/chief executive officer (CEO) and directly assists the chief operating officer (COO) on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost–benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding.
Usage examples of "chief financial officer".
She had asked the company secretary and the group's chief financial officer to prepare a contingency plan which would involve suspending the company's shares and filing for voluntary liquidation.
Judy Liebert, formerly Chief Financial Officer for the Christian Coalition, told me she was present when Coalition President Reed personally destroyed documents subpoenaed by the government.
At the time of her selection she was chief financial officer at Legg Mason Wood Walker, in Baltimore.
In twenty years, she's been the chief financial officer of twelve different small high-tech companies.
Our understanding is that Willard will be relocating to Grayson to serve full-time as Sky Domes' chief financial officer and manager.
Our understanding is that Willard will be relocating to Grayson to serve full-time as Sky Domes chief financial officer and manager.
And for Chief Financial Officer and the next CEO, he had the managerial polish of a warthog.
My agent on Manticore will be our chief financial officer, and I'll have him cut a check immediately for a few million austins for start-up costs.
It calls for a 'more appropriate title' for the secretary-general, given that he will soon become the commander in chief f the world's remaining military power and the chief financial officer of the global bank.
However, as they waited for Chief Financial Officer Ed Colahan to arrive with his data, words from a different time and a different enemy flashed through Hood's mind.
Instead, at the first board meeting the chief financial officer of GenSys assumed the duties of president and secretary.