Roles of a CFO

I. Accounting
Key objective: build awareness/understanding of company’s financial standing
Key activities:
 Book keeping & reporting (Record & Report)
 Budgeting (planning & control)
 Taxation (collecting, reporting, and planning)
 Regulatory compliance and reporting
 Financial control
 Analytics

II. Finance
Key objective: maintain performance (going concern) & Maximize profit/value
Key activities:
 Payment & Collection
 Cash flow management
 Treasurer (Funding & Investing)
 Revenue assurance

III. Control
Key objective: preserve Company’s asset/value by mitigating risks
Key activities:
 Minimize idle assets (efficiency & effectivity)
 Expense control (efficiency)
 Ensure effectiveness of investments and spending (RoI)
 Business Continuity
 Risk management

IV. Strategist
Key objective: ensure company’s sustainability and growth
Key activities:
 Ensure employment of sound business strategy/model
 Develop best financial strategy/policy to support business objectives
 Being a catalyst/integrator among internal business/working units
 Financial leadership (inspire peoples of financial awareness)
 Drive toward a data-driven company

Roles of a Chief Information Officer

 Serves as the company's top technology infrastructure manager
 Runs the organization's internal IT operations
 Works to streamline business processes with technology
 Focuses on internal customers (users and business units)
 Collaborates and manages vendors that supply infrastructure solutions
 Aligns the company's IT infrastructure with business priorities
 Developers strategies to increase the company's bottom line (profitability)
 Has to be a skilled and organized manager to be successful

Roles of a Chief Technology Officer

 Serves as the company's top technology architect
 Runs the organization's engineering group
 Uses technology to enhance the company's product offerings
 Focuses on external customers (buyers)
 Collaborates and manages vendors that supply solutions to enhance the company's product(s)
 Aligns the company's product architecture with business priorities
 Develops strategies to increase the company's top line (revenue)
 Has to be a creative and innovative technologist to be successful