Cfo: Architect of the Corporation′s Future - Hardcover

PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial & Cost Management Team

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471975990 ISBN 13: 9780471975991

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Synopsis

′If CFOs need a blueprint for the next millennium, this is it. A rational, comprehensive view of how to re–shape the corporation and the finance function for the challenges ahead.′ Robert Hoffman, CFO Monsanto ′A provocative discussion of what the 21st century corporation needs – and how the CFO can provide it, designing the structure for global value creation, element by element.′ Erik G Nelson, senior vice president & CFO Procter & Gamble ′CFO: Architect of the Corporation′s Future offers finance professionals clear, practical advice for meeting growing demands from management inside the corporation and the investment community outside.′ Dudley Eustace, vice chairman & executive vice president Philips ′This book redefines the CFO′s role in readiness for the corporate world beyond 2000. It presents a guide to what the CFO has to do to secure the corporation′s future and his or her own career success.′ Dieter Timmermann, CFO Braun AG ′Survey results, concise case studies and the CFO "checklists" that end each chapter make this a well–organized, quick and insightful read for anyone interested in the future of the financial executive.′ Financial Executive magazine Business/Finance

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Review:

"A provocative discussion of what the 21st century corporation needs - and how the CFO can provide it, designing the structure for global value creation, element by element." -- Erik G. Nelson, senior vice president & CFO, Procter & Gamble

"CFO: Architect of the Corporation's Future offers finance professionals clear, practical advice for meeting growing demands from management inside the corporation and the investment community outside." -- Dudley Eustace, vice chairman & executive vice president, Philips

"If CFOs need a blueprint for the next millennium, this is it. A rational, comprehensive view of how to re-shape the corporation and the finance function for the challenges ahead." -- Robert Hoffman, CFO, Monsanto

"Survey results, concise case studies and the CFO "checklists" that end each chapter make this a well-organized, quick and insightful read for anyone interested in the future of the financial executive." -- Financial Executive magazine

"This book redefines the CFO's role in readiness for the corporate world beyond 2000. It presents a guide to what the CFO has to do to secure the corporation's future and his or her own career success." -- Dieter Timmermann, CFO, Braun AG

About the Author:

PricewaterhouseCoopers is a leading, worldwide client services organization. Its global Financial & Cost Management (FCM) consultancy team helps organizations to optimize the finance function′s contribution to business strategy and performance. The FCM team focuses on planning and achieving large–scale change – through enterprise–wide systems implementation, value based management, activity based management, performance management and improvement, treasury and business risk management, shared services and outsourcing. Through the PricewaterhouseCoopers financial management benchmarking program, and collaborative research with the Conference Board and others, FCM consultants work with multinational corporations in a range of industries to identify and share best practices for major finance processes.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0471975990
• ISBN 13: 9780471975991
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312