You must have high class analytical skill to help your company adhere to profit-making path. To achieve this goal, you must good decision-making skills. You must be a good negotiator and communicator. In other words, your abilities are no different from those of an excellent salesman. You must have top class leadership qualities to lead both the staff and owners of the company to better financial health and ultimately pocket substantial profits.
Besides, your experience should be as broad as possible. You must have had 15 years of association with finance operations, or 10 or more years of management, or 5 or more years as a full-time CFO. In effect you must have worked with an organization involved in complex financial operations. Be sure that your resume clearly highlights your financial reporting abilities.
You must have a thorough knowledge of the goals of your clients. You must get a precise brief from your employers so that you can accomplish whatever you are expected to. And your plan of action should be very clear giving no chance for regrets later.
Budget management, tax planning and forecasting profit probabilities must be at your finger tips.
You must have the basic qualifications. For example you must at least be a graduate in accounting or in a related field of finance. Better be a CPA or an MBA, preferably both. Besides, you must be well versed with financial software programs.
