首席財務官的職權越來越大，原因何在？
Lisa Marie Segarra
2018-11-08
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當今的首席財務官并不只是和錢打交道。是的，他們基本上仍是以財務為主，畢竟頭銜就是這么說的，然而為了獲得成功，首席財務官必須越來越多地參與到各類業務當中。 本周一，《財富》最具影響力的商界女性國際峰會在蒙特利爾拉開帷幕，四位首席財務官展開了對話，她們是加拿大皇家銀行資本市場的帕提·舒加特、楓葉體育娛樂公司的辛西婭·帝萬、設計公司斯坦泰克的特麗莎·讓，以及美敦力公司的凱倫·帕克希爾。盡管來自于不同的行業，但這些高管們一致認為：首席財務官的職責正在向大而全的方向轉變，公、私營領域的公司皆是如此。 首席財務官如今介入了數字轉型舉措、網絡安全和整體業務策略。而且隨著公司關注重點的變化，這些領域也將隨之擴大。 讓指出，“當我想起首席財務官的職責時，真正浮現在我腦海中而且發生變化的是：有一種力量一直推動著我們留意在傳統意義上本不屬于財務范疇的業務。我在參加投資者會議時發現，投資者希望知道，‘公司有哪些多元化和包容性政策？你是怎么做的？你都會跟蹤哪些指標？’10年前，我不會遇到這類問題。” 人們對業務數字的關注點也發生了變化。盡管首席財務官和投資者此前更關注每個季度的業績和實現短期增長，但目前又出現了一個新的關注點：可持續發展和實現長期目標。 帕克希爾說：“實際上，首席財務官的職責是確保實現公司的長期可持續發展以及幫助公司獲得成功。這樣做的話，首席財務官便會介入幾乎所有與長期成功有關的事務。成功通常都是用財務業績、數據和統計信息來衡量。而作為首席財務官，我們的業績也得依靠數據、統計信息和財務業績。綜上所述，首席財務官職責范疇遠超過財務報告的原因也就一目了然了。”（財富中文網） 譯者：Pessy 審校：夏林 |
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