From Finance Manager to CFO

Part VI introductionSecuring and Succeeding in the Role

Convert experience into credible executive evidence, navigate CFO selection without overstatement, and enter the role with a disciplined first-90-days plan that balances listening, urgent risk, relationships, and limited early action.

Reading sequence

Chapters in this Part

18Preparing for the CFO Selection ProcessTurn experience into concise, quantified, confidential, and credible executive evidence for CFO interviews, board discussions, and role-selection decisions.19The First 90 Days as CFOUse a practical 30-60-90 approach to understand strategy, cash, team, systems, risks, profitability, capital, governance, stakeholders, quick wins, and the first finance roadmap.20Epilogue: Becoming the CFO Before Receiving the TitleReassess CFO readiness through evidence, convert remaining capability gaps into seven practical commitments, and build a 12-month plan for operating at the next level before the title arrives.