“I would say, yes. Financial controller, head of finance, VP of finance, typically, most of the time”

Tom Hunter · FP&A Today · Do You Actually Need a CFO? Instead, Hire for the Problem with Tom Hunter

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Claims that most first-finance hires should be a controller or VP of finance, not a CFO, even for high-growth AI startups

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