A CFO is a person who helps run a business. He analyzes where the money is going and determines how to use it most effectively: working with business plans and reports, building financial models, evaluating investment projects and forecasting benefits.

The main task of the CFO is to help reduce costs and increase profits. Typically, the manager does not make decisions himself, but simply gives management "thinking ground" in the form of analysis and reports.

The path to reach the position of Financial Director tends to be, in a high percentage of cases, quite linear. In other words, we find many professionals who began their careers in basic positions in Accounting, Auditing, Treasury departments, etc., but always within finance. However, experience in more than one of these areas makes it possible to build more solid foundations that facilitate reaching positions of greater responsibility.

In many cases, however, those who occupy Accounting Manager, Controlling, or positions that report to the CFO, find it very difficult to take that last step to the position of Finance Director. The reason often lies in not having a more comprehensive, broad and strategic vision of their role. In other words, taking that final step is not related, as many might believe, to increasing their technical knowledge, but rather to aspects typical of a leader: managing talent, motivating and empowering their people, advising on decision-making aligned with the business objectives, and encourage communication between departments to ensure a common vision.

Additionally, every day more complementary knowledge is required that in the past was not related to the position, such as Big Data analysis, cyber security, among others.

Thus, to achieve that longed-for CFO position, it is essential that the person evaluate the areas they master; the ones he knows, but has never executed; and the ones he still has to learn. On this, he will be able to define a horizontal rotation plan that allows him to gain experience in functions that he will have to supervise in the future. And, on the other hand, develop leadership skills that make you stand out from a mid-level manager to a true leader of the company.

The role of the Financial Director is becoming increasingly relevant in the management of the company, which is why it is becoming a more demanding position both at a technical and skill level. The complexity of the markets and the environment in general make the FD capital a key element in the company's strategy.

The standards to gain access to the best companies are getting higher, the position of Financial Director is a position of maximum responsibility and trust, which requires a professional profile that knows how to manage complex situations, make difficult decisions, handle uncertainty, act with maximum confidentiality and rigorously apply its ethical values. All this requires a series of attitudes and skills that make this profile a special profile, together with this, we must not forget, the advanced technical knowledge that is required to face the complexity that organizations experience in the current context. The sustainability of the organization and all its components depends to a large extent on financial management.

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