CFO說

CFO說

Maviga CFO, Andrew Cooke

I like to set an environment where people know exactly what is required with a focus on quality of output. I aim to provide clear leadership but encourage discussion and feedback. I'm a pretty direct person and I don't like to waste time. As an FD, there are a lot of exciting opportunities to lead the development of the business. However, it's essential to always ensure that the core processes and controls are working properly and efficiently first. It's impossible to move forward if those fundamentals aren't right.

全球領先的干食用豆類和其他特色作物加工、貿易公司Maviga的CFO Andrew Cooke談到自己的管理風格時說，“我喜歡創建的工作環境是，在這種環境里，員工都知道哪些事對于產品的質量而言是極其重要的。我的目標是在明確的領導下鼓勵大家進行討論和反饋。這樣的管理方式更高效、直接。”Cooke對于財務總監的建議是，“作為財務總監，有很多寶貴機會來領導企業發展。但首先要始終確保核心流程和控制工作的正常有效性。如果這些基礎性工作是錯誤的，企業是不可能向前發展的。”

Veolia UK CFO，David Gerrard

“I’m not going to be as excited about a new venture if it’s not going to make any money,” Gerrard says bluntly. “Most of them don’t in the early years and that’s fine; we model it like that. We’ve got set investment criteria, and I guess that’s another place where finance plays its part: in controlling the investment decision. They have to meet the criteria.

威立雅英國財務總監David Gerrard談到財務指標時坦率地說，“我對沒有任何盈利性的冒險沒有太多興趣。大多數投資機會在初期的確不可能盈利，這是很正常的。對此，我們制定了專門的投資標準，這也是財務發揮作用的地方：對投資決定進行管理，投資決定必須符合投資標準。”

Fleet Advantage CFO, Brian Holland

Traditionally, the finance function has been relegated to keeping score, according to Holland. “I’m very operational minded, very entrepreneurial spirited, and so I want to be involved in helping to drive the future of the business” rather than just overseeing finance, he says. “You bring a lot more value by being outside of the financial domain.”

卡車租賃和大數據公司Fleet Advantage的總裁兼CFO Brian Holland認為，傳統的財務功能往往被只是記錄數字而已。“而我的工作風格是追求可操作性、鼓勵創業精神，所以我要參與到推動業務未來的發展當中，而不僅僅是起到財務監督的作用。跳出單純的財務工作，能夠為企業創造更多價值。”