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Financial Leadership

How Outsourced CFOs Handle Ethical Considerations

As outsourced CFOs we are brought in to assist in a variety of situations across many different types of organizations. Every instance is unique in…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

When Should I Hire a Fractional CFO?

If you’re looking to hire a CFO, have you stopped to consider whether you actually need one? Too often companies, especially successful small to mid-sized…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

So, You Want to Be a Fractional CFO...?

A new breed of finance professionals is emerging, known as fractional CFOs.” In the ever-evolving world of finance and business, the role of the Chief…

Gary Christianson
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Financial Leadership

CFO's Responsibility for Ethics in Business

Whenever I read about a company embroiled in accusations of fraud, my first thought is, “Where was the CFO?” As I’ve written, risk mitigation is…

Jeff Dunn
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Financial Leadership

How to Afford Experienced Financial Leadership

Hiring a fractional (part-time) CFO is becoming increasingly popular because this type of employment engagement offers significant cost benefits. Outsourcing their CFO role allows an…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

Writing a CFO Job Description

A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a senior executive role that manages the financial actions of a company. The CFO’s duties include tracking cash flow…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

Why Tech Skills are Essential for Today’s CFOs

Today’s top CFOs are vastly different than their predecessors because the CFO role itself has changed so dramatically over the last few decades. What used…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

4.5 Presentation Tips for CFOs: Delivering Excellence

As a CFO you live in the numbers. And like Neo in The Matrix, who can see falling green lines of computer code and read…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

How Can a CFO Improve Your Hiring Strategy?

Knowing when to hire employees and how much to pay them can make or break a hiring strategy. However, this is not the entire picture.…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

How a Fractional CFO Improves Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Attitudes around FP&A (financial planning and analysis) are kind of a mixed bag – everyone agrees it is important, but many people do not know…

CFO Selections Team