chief financial officer

IPA/ˌtʃiːf faɪˌnænʃl ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
IPA/ˌtʃiːf faɪˌnænʃl ˈɑːfɪsər/

chief financial officer — 名詞

1. A top-level finance executive responsible for managing a company's budgets, fina

1.名詞B2
釋義

財務長

公司中負責財務的最高主管

A top-level finance executive responsible for managing a company's budgets, financial reports, and major spending decisions.

例句

Nora became chief financial officer after five years as head of accounting.

Nora 在擔任了五年會計主管後，升任為財務長。

career progression: became ~ after [time] as [previous role]

The chief financial officer presented the quarterly earnings report to the board this morning.

財務長今天早上向董事會提交了季度收益報告。

常見搭配
  • serve as chief financial officer
  • appoint a chief financial officer
  • the company's chief financial officer
  • former chief financial officer
  • chief financial officer of [company]
同義詞
  • 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').

常見錯誤

The chief finance officer approved the budget.
The chief financial officer approved the budget.
the word is 'financial', not 'finance'.
Our CFO decided to expand.' (in very formal written documents)
Our chief financial officer decided to expand.' (in very formal written documents)
Abbreviate CFO only after the full title has been introduced, or in informal internal communication.

同根字

  • CFO
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • serve as chief financial officer
  • act as chief financial officer
  • be appointed chief financial officer

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