Career Encyclopedia · 高级财务职位

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

财务、审计、税务·高级财务职位

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the top financial executive, overseeing capital, investment, risk, and strategy, serving as the right hand of the CEO.

Daily work

  • 01Review financial statements and analysis reports to ensure accuracy and compliance
  • 02Chair treasury management meetings to optimize capital structure and cash flow
  • 03Evaluate major investments and M&A projects, providing financial feasibility advice
  • 04Organize internal audit and risk control to prevent fraud and compliance risks
  • 05Communicate with investors and the board to convey financial strategy and performance
  • 06Lead the finance team to set annual budgets and rolling forecasts

Ability requirements

Hard skills

  • Corporate financial management
  • Financial analysis and modeling
  • Accounting standards and auditing
  • Tax planning
  • Risk management
  • Investment decision analysis
  • Capital operation and financing

Soft skills

  • Strategic thinking
  • Leadership
  • Business acumen
  • Stress tolerance
  • Communication and coordination
  • Decisiveness
  • Integrity and ethics

Best suited for

Ideal for seasoned professionals with deep financial expertise, strategic vision, and outstanding leadership to make critical decisions under pressure.

Less suited for

Not suitable for those insensitive to numbers, unwilling to lead teams, disliking long-term high-intensity work, or averse to risk.

Salary (monthly)

80KMedian
Bottom 50KTop 150K

Pre-tax estimate, tier-1 cities with social insurance · reference only

Profile

Higher is better
Growth5
AI Resistance5
Stability4
Autonomy / Remote-friendly4
Transferability3
Lower is better
Entry Difficulty5
Major Relevance5
Work Intensity5
Education Threshold4
Competition4

MBTI Fit

ENTJINTJESTJISTJENFPINFP
Mid-high payHigh growthHigh intensityStableAI-resistantRemote-friendlyDegree requiredMajor preferred

Resume examples for this role

Disclaimer: Salary figures on this page are estimated pre-tax monthly pay for positions with social-insurance contributions in China's tier-1 cities; other cities are converted using regional coefficients. Dimension scores and MBTI fit are editorial estimates, provided for reference only, and do not constitute any promise or advice.