financial manager
Financial managers handle all the matters in reference to the finance and investments of a company. They manage financial operations of companies such as the assets, liabilities, equity and cash flow aiming to maintain the financial health of the company and operative viability. Financial managers evaluate the strategic plans of the company in financial terms, maintain transparent financial operations for taxation and auditing bodies, and create the financial statements of the company at the end of the fiscal year.
Also called: financial administrator, chief financial officer, finance chief, corporate finance manager, CFO, finance manager, financial director
- 38
- essential skills
- 68
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 1211
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- bank treasurerWhat changes?17 skills in common
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- investor relations manager15 skills in common
- financial risk manager14 skills in common
- insurance agency manager14 skills in common
- investment manager13 skills in common
Essential skills
38- accounting
- accounting department processes
- accounting entries
- accounting techniques
- advise on financial matters
- analyse business plans
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse market financial trends
- banking activities
- control financial resources
- cost management
- create a financial plan
- create a financial report
- economics
- enforce financial policies
- evaluate budgets
- financial analysis
- financial department processes
- financial forecasting
- financial management
- financial statements
- follow company standards
- funding methods
- liaise with auditors
- liaise with managers
- liquidity management
- manage accounts
- manage budgets
- monitor charity's budget
- monitor financial accounts
- prepare financial statements
- prepare tax returns forms
- report on overall management of a business
- securities
- strive for company growth
- supervise accounting operations
- support development of annual budget
- tax legislation
Optional skills
68- advise on investment
- advise on public finance
- advise on risk management
- advise on tax planning
- align efforts towards business development
- analyse financial risk
- analyse insurance risk
- assess financial viability
- bookkeeping regulations
- budget for financial needs
- budgetary principles
- business loans
- check accounting records
- collect financial data
- communicate with banking professionals
- conduct financial audits
- corporate law
- debt collection techniques
- debt systems
- develop company strategies
- develop financial products
- draft accounting procedures
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- ensure compliance with company regulations
- ensure cross-department cooperation
- ensure information transparency
- estimate profitability
- ethics
- execute feasibility study
- financial jurisdiction
- financial markets
- financial products
- fraud detection
- handle financial transactions
- implement strategic planning
- international financial reporting standards
- international trade
- interpret financial statements
- investment analysis
- liaise with board members
- liaise with financiers
- liaise with shareholders
- maintain records of financial transactions
- make investment decisions
- make strategic business decisions
- manage corporate bank accounts
- manage financial risk
- manage profitability
- manage securities
- manage staff
- manage the general ledger
- national generally accepted accounting principles
- offer financial services
- operate financial instruments
- perform cost accounting activities
- perform project management
- perform risk analysis
- perform stock valuation
- prepare financial auditing reports
- present reports
- promote financial products
- provide financial product information
- public finance
- real estate market
- statistics
- stock market
- synthesise financial information
- trace financial transactions
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