Having an effective and insightful chief financial officer (CFO) is critical to the growth of a firm. As one of the executives in the firm, they have multiple roles to play: an administrator, a strategist, a catalyst, and a risk manager. All of these are important finance officer responsibilities. Let us take a closer look at them:

Pop quiz. Imagine you’re the Chief Financial Officer of your company. You have two immediate advisors and assistants - your company’s treasurer and your finance controller. Suddenly, a crisis. Out of time and options, you turn to your two trusted advisors. We’ve already clarified the differences between a treasurer and a controller in an earlier blog post, and now it’s time to put their merits to the test.

Seeing your vision come to life through your startup business is an incredible experience. At the start, you’ll always have the urge to work on every minute detail to reassure yourself that every requirement is met and all books are closed in time. But after some time, you will find yourself so inundated with deliverables that you can’t handle them alone.

In a nutshell, the practice of management accounting in any organization involves the collection, processing, and preparing data and information in order to support managers and key decision makers in the evaluation, control, and planning of corporate strategies.

Being a business owner is a far cry from being an employee. Your responsibilities are piled upon one another as you try to be on top of every small detail in your firm. From client relations to payrolls, you have to ensure that everything is working smoothly. Indeed, starting an accounting business is no easy task. Here are some key responsibilities you should note to become a fast-growing startup firm.

Building a scalable accounting firm is never easy. When you decide to expand your firm’s practice, unforeseen challenges may crop up that may prove to be costly for your firm. For this reason, taking a proactive stance towards your accounting firm’s growth is of utmost importance to guarantee your future success.