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Category: Financial Leadership
Is My CFO Underperforming?
As executive financial recruiters we work with companies every day who have lost their CFO for a variety of reasons. The CFO may have left…
How do The Best CFOs Think Strategically and Communicate Well?
Which characteristics do the best CFOs share? What should you look for when hiring a CFO or bringing fractional financial leadership on board? As a…
What is the Difference Between a CFO and a Controller?
These days the same misconceptions around CFO and Controller roles that have lingered for decades appear to be just as sticky as always. Time and…
When Does a Business Need a CFO?
There is no one better positioned to create sustainable financial success inside a business than the CFO. A CFO takes their financial expertise and channels…
5 Scenarios When a Fractional CFO is a Must-Have
Regardless of size, industry, or location, strong financial leadership is a vital component of any organization’s success. Yet, small and mid-sized companies often forgo hiring…
CFO Succession Planning Best Practices
Today’s executive financial hiring numbers reveal a surprising trend! Recent data shows that the rate of companies hiring externally for their Chief Financial Officer (CFO)…
8 Critical Steps to Take when Your CFO is Leaving
“My finance leader is leaving! Now what do I do?!” In some sense, it’s tempting to offer the platitude, “a debit is a debit everywhere…
How does a CFO Help in a Business Valuation?
A business valuation is a critical component of securing a company’s future. Whether it’s done as part of a business sale, merger agreement, litigation proceedings,…
The Real Reason Companies are Hiring Fractional Executives
Earlier this year Callum Borchers, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, wrote an article called “These Professionals Aren’t Retired, they Just Have Zero to…
Hiring a CFO: Do You Need the Tortoise or the Hare?
Aesop’s fable about the race between the tortoise and the hare provides a story to show how a race is not always for the swiftest.…