Definition of "chief financial officer" []

• The executive who is in charge of financial affairs, notably as head of a financial department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board who lead the corporation or other organisation as a whole (noun)

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• "ALEXANDER FRIEDMAN is the chief financial officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation."
• "BLUME, chief financial officer of Brillstein-Grey Entertainment in Beverly Hills, a diversified entertainment company with talent management, television and film production operations."
• "There has been skepticism over the veracity of growth data and financial results, especially after trading was halted last month for Chinese software company Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd. as the Securities and Exchange Commission opened an inquiry into auditing issues; the company, which had a successful IPO in 2007, has seen its chief financial officer and auditor resign in recent weeks."