CFO – Sample Interview Questions

Role: CFO

Sample Interview Questions

• Cite examples of how you have driven change and improved the finance organization.
• How is your relationship with the CEO, Board and executive team and how do you work cross functionally across the organization?
• For public companies, how much of your role is focused internally managing the team or externally with investors?
• How would you describe your strength in the following areas: accounting, FP&A, treasury, M&A and international.
• As CFO, have you held broader responsibilities including HR, IT and facilities?
• What is your management style? Have people you worked with followed you to other jobs? Have people you recruited in your organization moved on to bigger roles?
• Do you consider yourself a “Strategic CFO” and what examples in your career lead you to that definition?
• Who owns and drives the business model in your company?