Difference between a CFO and Controller

Updated: Aug 24, 2019

Today, the role of the CFO is vastly different from what it was a few years backWe get asked every other day by businesses we meet – So what is it that you do so differently? While this has become a part of our standard conversation, we thought of putting these thoughts together in a whitepaper that every SMB can use to define what they should be expecting from this new wave.

The points of difference is also where business are lacking

Today, the role of the CFO is vastly different from what it was a few years back

As well-functioning CFOs are spending more and more time on traditionally 'non-CFO' roles

But a majority of the businesses feel that they do not have access to these skill-sets currently internally.

This talent gap has led to the arrival of new models to access this leadership from external sources.

But each of these models has their own advantages and disadvantages.

Picking the right model that works for your organization would mean asking yourself what constraints matter to you most?

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