The qualities and abilities that a chief financial officer must possess.

Generally speaking, the comprehensive quality of financial directors in the 2 1 century should have excellent moral character and noble personality, face the rapidly changing world market, have strategic mind, broad thinking, far-sighted strategic vision, keen insight and accurate judgment, be good at seizing opportunities, understand and deal with problems from the strategic height of overall development, and strive to achieve "strategizing" and promote the whole enterprise to "seize the opportunity" The positioning of quality and ability should be summarized as the following aspects:

Extensive knowledge structure

The chief financial officer should not only manage an independent accounting system, but also participate in enterprise management in an all-round and whole process. Therefore, the CFO should not only be a professional expert in accounting, finance, auditing and other fields, but also have certain knowledge of law, evaluation, computer, financial management and business management, have a deep understanding of industry management, strive to "learn from the past and integrate Chinese and foreign", attach importance to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary applied knowledge, and become an open talent with broad academic vision and all-round development. Only open people can be broad-minded, proactive and sensitive, and can become keen pioneers or receivers of new things, thus improving the creative ability of thinking and constantly achieving fruitful creative results.

Professional knowledge, quality and ability

Professional knowledge and quality ability are the core value ability of the chief financial officer. Ms. Feng Shuping, former Assistant Minister of Finance, said in an interview that a professional CFO must have professional skills above 10, such as strategic management, corporate governance, financial strategy, financial reporting, cost management, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, tax planning, value management and comprehensive budget, auditing and internal control, financial analysis and forecasting, financial information system and ERP, etc.

1. Have the organizational ability of analysis, judgment and strategic decision. It is manifested in the following aspects:

(1) Have a keen sense of smell and analytical judgment on international economy, macro policies, industrial development and financial markets;

(2) Have value-added design ability. The chief financial officer should become a value engineer, have strategic thinking, be good at using financial analysis technology, make professional judgments and objective decisions on market, production and sales, and realize the effect of maximizing value.

2. Have professional authority and organizational control ability. With the help of management value tools and systems, implement the resolutions of the board of directors and ensure the implementation of the strategy. In order to realize the value goal and risk control, the chief financial officer should supervise and inspect the financial activities of the enterprise according to the established financial planning goals and standards, find out the deviations, find out the reasons, and take measures to ensure the realization of the financial goals and enterprise values.

3. Sensitive numbers and computing power. The basic media for the CFO to perform his duties are "all kinds of data" and "all kinds of reports", so the CFO must have sensitive mathematical calculation and analysis, digital reflection ability and judgment ability. Speaking with "data" and making enterprises grow in "data" are the professional characteristics of the CFO, and being sensitive to data is his basic professional accomplishment.

Excellent moral quality, noble personality

Because the chief financial officer occupies an important position and is in charge of finance, once the professional ethics is not well controlled, it will inevitably cause great losses to the enterprise. No matter how good the supervision system is, it can't be 360 degrees without dead ends, so moral character must be taken as an important factor in assessment.

Good communication skills and team spirit.

Good communication skills, including personnel management, can deal with different people inside and outside the company, such as investors, markets, shareholders, customers, etc., and maintain good communication relations with the government, taxation, industry and commerce, finance and other aspects where the company is located; Cooperate with the business, technology, human resources, information and other departments in the company to formulate a good business process, maintain the efficient operation of the company, and maximize the enterprise value. In the cooperation with CEO, it is reflected in strategic cooperation and plays the role of professional supporter when CEO executes enterprise strategy. Mainly reflected in the formulation and evaluation of strategic objectives, providing a professional perspective; In the process of achieving the goal, we should combine and allocate financial resources, and implement effective financial control and risk prevention measures to finally achieve the same goal of the enterprise.

Ability to learn and innovate.

With the rapid increase of modern scientific and technological knowledge and information, new financial management concepts and methods emerge one after another, and the increasingly updated and internationalized accounting standards force the chief financial officer to keep learning. After China entered the market economy, new changes are taking place every day, some new things are constantly emerging, and there are many trading methods. All these require financial directors in the 2 1 century to establish the concept of lifelong learning to adapt to the survival and development of market economy.

Financial director recruitment requirements

Job responsibilities:

1, organize the implementation of relevant national financial laws, regulations, guidelines, policies and systems.

2. Organize the formulation of financial accounting system and financial management system of subordinate regional units, and organize financial accounting and fund management according to law.

3. Assist the general manager to formulate regional strategy, and preside over the formulation of financial strategic planning, budget preparation and implementation, and supervise and optimize various financial processes.

4. Participate in the decision-making and scheme formulation of investment behavior and important business activities of regional units, participate in the research and review of major economic contracts or agreements, and participate in the analysis and decision-making of important economic issues.

5. Raise funds needed for the operation of regional units, ensure the capital demand for strategic development, and examine and approve major capital flows.

6. Formulate and manage tax policy schemes and processes, and coordinate the relationship between regional units and government departments such as banks, industry and commerce, and taxation. , safeguard the interests of authorized units.

7. Responsible for financial analysis, internal and external audit, financial inspection and budget statement management of regional units.

8. Supervise the legality, authenticity and effectiveness of financial accounting activities and related business activities of regional units.

9, financial team construction management, according to the requirements of the organization of financial personnel training and assessment.

Qualifications:

1, master accounting and financial management knowledge, understand financial management business and related operations, as well as various accounting business skills, and be able to solve daily financial problems; Master domestic accounting standards, fiscal and taxation, auditing and other financial-related policies and laws and regulations; Master financial knowledge, be able to participate in investment projects and provide basic financial support; Leading project financing, basically achieving financing objectives.

2. Have a certain basic knowledge of management, strategic management, enterprise operation management and enterprise management, understand some basic principles of enterprise management, and be able to formulate financial strategic planning and performance objectives of business units.

3. Understand the company's business and business model, and make reasonable responses to related problems in the process of financial management.

4. Be able to lead and optimize the work of the financial team, and be good at knowing people, employing people and educating people.

5. Have strong business planning ability, be able to fully participate in the management and decision-making of business units, formulate medium-and long-term business plans of business units, and provide support for major decisions of business units.

6. Strong promotion execution, keen insight and sensitive data.

7. Open and innovative consciousness, excellent management skills and good communication skills.

8. Have good professional ethics and teamwork spirit, and have a high sense of professionalism and responsibility.