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Risk Management

There was a time when the only risk-prevention policy employed by accounting and finance professionals was to try to veto any innovative or enterprising initiative. That time has long passed. As a member of a commercial strategic team and the CEO's partner, a contemporary CFO must support opportune plans of business development that don't guarantee absolute success. Still, the uniqueness of a CFO's position is in its duality. While participating in risk-taking decisions, we remain concerned with the assessment of possible outcomes and try to minimize the uncertainties. Thus, most CFOs' agendas contain a complex of responsibilities ...

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