一名老资格财务总监的精彩总结！

一名老资格财务总监的精彩总结！“说个实话，干了二十五年的财务和审计工作，做了差不多十年的财务总监和财务副总，终于闲下来了。闲暇时间上上网，看看同行们的文章，也很有趣，看多了，也就想自己写写自己做财务总监的经历及作为一个财务总监应具备的能力，也算是给同行一点帮助。

1.三种财务总监我把财务总监分成三种：The first type：Accountant-like financial director，Its scope of work includes preparation of reports；Develop a system；Accounting；asset Management；tax treatment；internal control。The second type：chief accountant-style financial director，In addition to the above, its responsibilities，Also includes comprehensive budget；Financing activities；Money management；product pricing；cost control。

The third kind：Super (Real) Financial Director：In addition to the above scope of work there is financial strategy；Capital operation；performance appraisal；Corporate and financial risk management and control；Enterprise value 2. The road to the financial director I became the financial director ten months after I joined the industry。

At the beginning, I applied for a job as a shareholder representative of a Hong Kong listed company (equivalent to doing audit work).，It mainly conducts audits on enterprises invested in mainland China.，I am responsible for nine companies in three provinces)，At that time, most companies had not yet started production.，Mainly the preparation and standardized operation of the company，Because I'm familiar with these，In addition, I usually know a lot about mainland economic laws and accounting auditing.，For Hong Kong people who are not familiar with mainland affairs,，People like me are needed very much，so，During this period, I drafted almost all the company’s normative documents.，At the same time, I also provided audit opinions on the financial statements reported by several companies that I was responsible for.。

After staying in Shenzhen for almost three months,，I just went on a business trip.，Get an in-depth understanding of each company's situation。After returning to Shenzhen, I realized that various companies at that time could not coordinate their relationships in a unified way.、The problem of repeated waste of resources，The idea of ​​forming a regional enterprise group was approved by the Hong Kong headquarters，So I was sent to form a certain group，After the group was established, I was officially appointed as the financial director.。

In addition to its headquarters, the group，Six subordinate productive enterprises，This is the official start of my career as a financial director.，It was the end of 1993 and I had just been in the sea for ten months，At this time，I just discovered that I am really pretty good (still have a few pounds and a few taels)，The accounting and auditing work experience in the past ten years is extremely valuable to me，Recognize your own worth，Increase your self-confidence，You can be a financial director。The first thing you need to seize the opportunity is your confidence and ability。

The barriers to entry into finance are relatively low，This is one of the reasons why there are so many accountants，But it is really not easy to be a good financial person，It is even more difficult to be a qualified financial director；If the company you work for only treats you as a cashier (of course, if you can’t even be a cashier)，You don’t have to be a financial director，That's the basis，Change your career!

），And you can't change this situation with your ability，Let your boss appreciate your talents，Fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a financial director，Even if you have the title of financial director，You can never be a real financial director。

I appreciate Hong Kong people’s views on being a financial leader，Except the boss，The number two person in many companies is the chief financial officer (director)，His status is second only to the boss，And he has a restraining effect on the boss or CEO，I even often say to my boss or CEO：NO! (Of course you have to pay attention to the method)。

actually，This is extremely important to prevent risks in the business process，If you are a boss or CEO，Your financial director always agrees with you or echoes your opinions、Then your financial manager is an unqualified financial director。

A true financial leader is always a level head、Highly sensitive to numbers、integrity and humility、Always working proactively and selflessly、People who are constantly thinking about what to do if the company has a problem tomorrow or what preparations need to be done now。Are you?

I have worked in Hong Kong companies for several years，Benefited a lot，I learned a lot from my colleagues in Hong Kong，Especially the serious and down-to-earth work attitude，and skills demonstrated in business negotiations.，Only then can we understand what a market economy is。but，to be honest，Hong Kong people in finance、trading、Services industries such as securities and real estate performed very well.，But I am not so good at industrial enterprise management.。

So that later when I was in the second company，Changhe's strategic investor (a large company that ranks among the top five in terms of assets in Hong Kong) said this。They agree with me very much。When I was dragged into the second company by a friend，In the beginning, it was just a brand owned by the boss.，Introduced to the outside world as：my financial director，Served senior financial positions in Hong Kong listed companies，Certified Public Accountant。

In fact, internally he is the assistant to the chairman (actually this is natural)，Finance is a sensitive department，Financial director is a sensitive position，There is always a process to gain trust)，Effectively a financial director who performs no functions。If at this time，You just start with the general financial basics，So，It's hard for you to establish your own image，what to do?

Then you need to solve or raise problems that other owners of the company cannot solve or raise.，And it's not just financial。

you remember，All the company's results are ultimately reflected financially，This kind of achievement includes both good and deficient aspects.，you have to

Advantages

also here，It depends on whether you have the ability to discover and propose effective methods and ways to solve these shortcomings.，At the same time, it must be something your boss cares about and must be recognized by your boss.，Finally, you need to get approval from your colleagues。It's hard!

My approach in this company is：Propose the company's future development direction and financial strategy from a strategic perspective、Specific opinions and suggestions such as financial plans and budgets (note：Different companies have different methods)。

Ten months after joining this company, I was officially appointed as Vice President and Financial Director.，A year and a half later, he became director and vice president，Two years later, my boss gave me full responsibility for the daily operations of the group.，Executive Vice President，The boss is the chairman and general manager、He is only responsible for the decision-making of Hong Kong listed companies and group investment business.。

3.Talking from Experience Ten Years of Experience，I feel like being a real financial director，you must have：1、The financial director must deal with various numbers (including financial and non-financial numbers) every day.，If you like working with numbers (but you have to remember，Your job is to work with numbers，But it’s not just about numbers，It doesn’t even mean dealing with financial data.，It’s just that dealing with numbers is the basis of a financial director’s job)，Have considerable financial accounting knowledge，Over time, you will accumulate experience that is highly sensitive to numbers.，If you are a financial director，This heightened digital sensitivity can be a matter of life and death for a business。

Colleagues in the financial industry, if you want to be a financial director, you must remember，If you have seen the future development trend of your company from the numbers of your company before,，And it was confirmed that your prediction was right.，You're almost ready to be a financial director。

Say something rude，it is a pity，There are very few financial directors who are highly sensitive to numbers.，Including my colleagues from Hong Kong who have worked with me，During the discussion, every prediction about the future of the company made me right.。Most of the reasons for corporate bankruptcy are due to poor management or financial risks.，As a result of poor management, the financial situation deteriorated and eventually went bankrupt.。From this perspective, the position of the financial director is related to the life and death of the company.。

And your high sensitivity to numbers is a crisis warning sign，Very critical! From a financial management perspective，You must grasp two key points regarding financial data：Control financial risks，Reduce costs

cost

。There is no need to discuss here when preparing complete financial statements in a timely manner.，This is the most important job of a cashier-type financial director.。2、Your knowledge goes beyond financial accounting。An excellent financial director should have a T-shaped knowledge structure。

That is, there must be considerable depth in professional knowledge，This includes finance、Accounting、audit、tax、Investment and financing activities, etc.；At the same time, it must also master a certain breadth of other knowledge，This includes economic law、Business management、Corporate mergers and reorganizations、Basic knowledge of production technology and some marketing knowledge of this enterprise、Negotiation skills、corporate governance etc.。

I particularly emphasize that the financial director should be proficient in management accounting and performance management、corporate governance、Knowledge of corporate strategy, etc.，This is of great benefit。In my daily studies, I pay great attention to the accumulation of knowledge outside my major.。For example, the expansion of modern enterprises is mostly carried out through mergers and acquisitions.，There are many traps in the merger process，If you don't pay attention, your company will be in trouble。

The most common traps are financial traps，Companies that fall into the trap may suffer losses，Seriously, the company will go bankrupt，And discovering its traps cannot be solved by relying solely on financial accounting knowledge.，You must know all the relevant knowledge.，For example, you should be quite familiar with economic law knowledge，You may even be more familiar with substantive law than your company’s lawyers (if it’s not a lawsuit)，Never believe what a lawyer says easily)。

I've dealt with a lot of lawyers，They love working with me，I even drafted many legal texts.，They just modified it。Although it is hard work，but interesting。Another example is negotiation skills，As corporate financial director，You have to be involved in some business negotiations，Here you appear as a financial expert，Of course you have to have skills，Maybe your speech at a critical moment may be the turning point of opportunity.。

Once I took my Chinese joint venture partners and local government leaders to Shenzhen to discuss funding issues with my boss.，The two sides are in a stalemate over this，At critical moments, I raised various issues regarding China’s handling of funds.，Suddenly found a breakthrough，Formed a plan that is beneficial to oneself。

Another time the company transferred a project，I'll go negotiate with the buyer，One of the other parties is a graduate student who came back from Germany and the other is a graduate student who graduated from Tsinghua University (and my academic qualifications are not worth mentioning)，and worked for many years，When I grasp something unfamiliar to them, I turn passive into active，The final project paid off three times (the boss’s

Require

Only one and a half times return)，Finished talking，It happened that one of my classmates went to Beijing to study and called me.，I declined the other party’s invitation，Treating classmates to dinner alone。

I ate and chatted with my colleagues who were going to the negotiation together with my classmates.。After seeing off my classmates after dinner,，My colleagues all laughed and said that my classmates are much simpler than me.。I told them very clearly，My classmate is the vice principal of a key middle school，What he faced were simple and naive middle school students，And what I'm dealing with is a group of people with a high level of business acumen.，If I think like him，My boss will fire me tomorrow。

so，You have to learn to face different people，You must master the necessary negotiation skills。Remember that the mall is a battlefield (Similarly, I have also had cases where I felt like a failure because I was too inexperienced)。You need to learn the business acumen and business skills to solve some of the problems you will face，It’s not just your financial accounting expertise that will suffice。

I saw some financial directors talking about their experiences and saying that they need to master some office software, etc.，Of course it's necessary，But for the financial director，These are basic things or instrumental things.，Of course it’s good that you’ve mastered it.。As for other enterprise management system software，Can it play a key role in the enterprise?，That can't be solved from a financial perspective alone。

I have such a case, it is a subsidiary industrial manufacturing enterprise (China-Hong Kong joint venture)，The company's senior management spent nearly 2 million yuan to invest in the implementation of ERP，I went to check it out，great joy。Just tell the senior management of the company，Do you understand the function of this system? Know how to leverage its information?

But now

Company information

The terminal can only be seen on the computer of the financial director (sent by the Hong Kong side).，No other senior management can see it (in fact, they have no interest in seeing it)，What role does it play? If your company cannot effectively grasp and use the information provided by the system to make decisions，What software is useless，At most, it’s just more convenient to make reports.。Everyone can guess the final result，Of course it was a complete failure，Became a decoration。

Similarly, as an excellent financial director, if you do not understand the production technology process of your company,，You will not be able to perform your cost management functions well.，Provide opinions and suggestions that are current and relevant，It also cannot lay a good foundation for enterprise competition.。so，You have to push your financial work to the limit，Must have a T-shaped knowledge structure。Suppose if you were asked to be the financial director today，Can you reduce your business' cash expenses by 10 percent by the end of the year?

3、Good writing skills。I am the boss of my second company and have some writing skills.，Especially literary accomplishment，He looks down on what most people write.。

When I first arrived at the company, most of the people were engaged in writing work.，At that time, I was not proficient in using computers.，All company document drafting work is done by me before printing.，It involves more than just financial analysis and systems，Including equity restructuring plan、Project business plan、Even sales contracts for product exports。

In fact, your writing skills also reflect your comprehensive level of knowledge. The purpose of learning knowledge is to use it，You must express what you have learned in appropriate words. And try not to express it in professional terms.。You have to remember that what you write is not for your own eyes but for other people’s eyes.，Most of them are laymen。

As I always tell my accountants，If you can only understand it yourself when doing accounting，You must not be a good accountant，You must express it in standardized accounting language，Let others see clearly、Just make it clear (even if it is an exception - everyone on earth knows，The clearer you are，It means the higher your level is，Ho ho! )。The same goes for financial analysis，Only when a layman understands it does it mean you are of high standard.，Only the financial analysis you write will make a real difference。

If you are a financial director，Can you single-handedly draft a business plan?

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