Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Interview Questions

There are 4 different sets of questions for this title
1 What is the most challenging part of budgeting for you?
2 Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.
3 Share an experience in which you successfully shared a difficult piece of information. (Make sure that the candidate has open lines of communication.)
4 Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work.
5 Share an experience when you applied new technology or information in your job. How did it help your company?
6 Tell me about an experience in which you analyzed information and evaluated results to choose the best solution to a problem.
7 Would you consider analyzing data or information a strength? How so?
8 In your experience, what is the key to ensuring your company was compliant with all laws, regulations and standards that were applicable to your area of responsibility?
9 Share an effective approach to working with a large amount of information/data. How has your approach affected your company?
10 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
11 What is the key to a successful budget?
12 Share an experience in which your ability to consider the costs or benefits of a potential action helped you choose the most appropriate action.
13 Provide a time when you were able to identify a complex problem, evaluate the options, and implement a solution. How did the solution benefit your employer?
14 Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?
15 How would you rate your writing skills? (Ask for an example that demonstrates great writing skills.)