chief financial officer
chief financial officer — noun
1. A top-level finance executive responsible for managing a company's budgets, fina
A top-level finance executive responsible for managing a company's budgets, financial reports, and major spending decisions.
Nora became chief financial officer after five years as head of accounting.
career progression: became ~ after [time] as [previous role]
The chief financial officer presented the quarterly earnings report to the board this morning.
As chief financial officer, Gabriel reviews all major spending requests before the budget is approved.
Padma, the new chief financial officer, cut travel costs by thirty percent in six months.
The chief financial officer works with the CEO on whether to invest in factories overseas.
- CFO
The standard abbreviation; used in both casual and professional settings, but slightly less formal than the full title.
- finance director
Common in British English; may refer to a slightly lower rank depending on the company structure.
- financial controller
A more operational role focused on day-to-day accounting and reporting, rather than strategic planning.
文法句型
the ~ of [organization]
[person] is (the) ~
serve as ~
appoint [person] as ~
用法筆記
Often shortened to CFO in both speech and writing. When referring to the position itself, 'the' is typical (e.g. 'the chief financial officer reports to the CEO'). When naming a person's appointment, the article is optional (e.g. 'She was named chief financial officer').