[calicpa]

for those of you who work in industry, what is your CFOs background? Big 4? Tier 2 firms? “worked his way up” within the company?

BEC - 84, 4/6/13
AUD - 77, 5/28/13
REG - 83, 4/12/14
FAR - 83, 10/3/13

Ethics - 90% 4/24/13

150 unit education requirement met!
Work experience met!

[wizards8507]

CPA, MBA from Wharton, 25+ years with the company.

NY CPA

[StephAV]

I work for an NPO and our COO, he was promoted from CFO about 5 years ago, is a former lobbyist! Crazy, huh? He's just super smart… Definitely has a handle on the big financial picture, but no input on the details.

eta: he has a PoliSci degree…

FAR - 7/13 - 72, 11/13- 74, 2/14- 82!!! Best score ever (for me)!!!
BEC - 1/14 - 75!!! Perfect score! First Pass! YAY!!!
AUD - 8/14 - 80!!!
REG - 5/14 - 72, 10/14 - 66, 1/15 - 78 - DONE FOREVER!!!
I did 5 of the UNA and CPAExcel classes to earn units.

[mtaylo24]

BBA from UVA, CPA, probably worked in public. Promoted internally from Controller

AUD - 1st - 60 (12/12), 61 (2/13), 61 (8/13), 78! (11/15)
REG - 55 (2/16) 69 (5/16) Retake(8/16)
BEC - 71(5/16) Retake (9/16)
FAR - (8/16)

[Mayo]

Not my current firm, but another I've worked for..

-Investment Banker in industry Z

-Treasurer in industry Z

-Ivy League MBA

-Currently CFO in industry Z

Mayo, BBA, Macc

[Anonymous]

I think this really depends on the size of the firm; but I think a general F500 CFO will have a CPA, with some Big4 experience or IB role and an MBA from a top tier.

[OttoNeubauer]

5 years as a bond trader, then 12 years as a VP of Finance/CFO in the real estate industry, before he moved to my company, an Inc. 500 retailer. He is not a CPA, and has mentioned that he likes to have a strong controller and other CPAs he can trust to handle the accounting side for him, so he can focus on finance.

FAR - 84 (08/25/14)

[Anonymous]

Big 4 Audit => Assistant Controller => Controller => VP of Finance for a Division => CFO

That is the path the CFO for my company took.

[Anonymous]

CFO of the company where I work was never a CPA or worked in IB or any financial services job for that matter. He is a PhD in Physics. He worked for McKinsey Consulting for a while. Was offered a job at this company and became CFO after a couple of years. No MBA or any type of business degree.

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