The CFO: Becoming a Strategic Partner

Darrah McDonald

Today’s CFOs are expected to be both trusted advisors and strategic decision makers within a business. Holders of this badge from The CFO: Becoming a Strategic Partner can excel at taking highly unstructured and ambiguous situations and putting structure around them by integrating information from multiple sources. Executives who successfully complete this program have enhanced their ability to forecast, measure, and monitor business performance; manage risk; and generate predictive insights.

Skills / Knowledge

Audit Strategy
Corporate Portfolio Management
Corporate Strategy
Critical Thinking
Leadership
Strategic Persuasion

Issued on

October 20, 2023

Expires on

Does not expire

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Wharton Executive Education

Today, financial rigor and strategic insight must be tightly linked, since strategic financial leadership is in high demand. Increasingly, CFOs are being called upon not only to drive cost efficiencies but also to identify profitable sources of revenue growth. They work closely with CEOs to creatively design future growth opportunities. Successful CFO leadership requires a deeper understanding of strategy, increased leadership skills, and an ability to effectively communicate financial acumen and knowledge to nonfinancial colleagues. In The CFO: Becoming a Strategic Partner, you will not only learn and adopt those critical skills, but also use them to elevate your leadership role.

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