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How different is the role of financial controller and CFO?

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Question added by Rehan Qureshi , Financial Consultant , Self Employeed
Date Posted: 2013/11/13
Rehan Qureshi
by Rehan Qureshi , Financial Consultant , Self Employeed

Depend on business needs but CFO is in charge of Financial administration and FC is for the internal control and smooth work flow in compliance with company Policies and authority Matrix

Aysha Rehan
by Aysha Rehan , Customer Services Officer , National Data Base & Registration Authority Pakistan

Controller has to controll all the financial functions where as CFO has to administrate the finance department.

Noman Qureshi
by Noman Qureshi , Assistant Division Manager , Al Baroom Group, Saudi Arabia

It totally depend upon the size of organization and need some time one post is enough but in large scale business duties are divided among financial controller and CFo where as CFO leads the department in administrative need and FC take control in day to day activities

mukkur srinivasan varadhan
by mukkur srinivasan varadhan , Chartered Accountant , Chartered Accountant in practice

Financial controller is involved mainly in raising and spending of finances,working capital management. Also at times , the financial accounting.CFO is overall  incharge of Accounts and Finance department.CFO also in involved in Financial control, financial models. Forecasting financial results  and buget monitoring and higher level reponsibilities.

Mohammed Salim Allana
by Mohammed Salim Allana , Compliance and Assurance Manager , United Arab Bank

It is same Financial controller (Accountant) and Chief financial controller (Head of the department).

It is all depends upon the management set up. 

Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

A CFO is responsible about setting up fainancial policies  and strategies aligned to organizational strategies. Fainaical controllers are responsible for the day to day implementation of the approved policies and managing the department's performance.

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by Deleted user

the Financial Controller like the manager and chief 

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