The role of the CFO has evolved in recent years from the person in control of the purse strings, to the trusted right hand of the CEO.
Their importance was further enhanced during the pandemic as they were often required to oversee changes in a matter of days or even hours that would normally have taken months or years to bring to fruition. They are no longer just the person in charge of the money, but a strategic planner whose insights and counsel inform some of the company’s biggest business decisions.
