Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2012

No, Minow is suggesting that CFO essentially work for the audit committee. As she puts it, when she's evaluating a company, "the most important thing I look for in a CFO is someone who reports directly to the audit committee, because what I want is a CFO who is absolutely clear that his or her job depends on telling the truth to the board.".

CFO 13

CFO Committee GAAP Proposal 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

So, investors, and therefore managers, might be adjusting their approach to risk accordingly. CFOs of these companies themselves admit that they cannot justify their market capitalizations based on traditional metrics. One CFO said that her valuation should be considered on a per idea basis instead of a per earnings multiple.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2014

To use a different company example, one growing financial services firm’s new CFO learned this in 2004. The CFO couldn’t understand why. Cash revenues were indeed $200 million for the year, but the correct GAAP net revenues were only $30 million and profit was $2 million. Crisis management Cutting costs Small/medium business'

Crisis 8

Crisis CFO GAAP Banking 8