Founder and director vs chief finance officer

The differences between founder and directors and chief finance officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a founder and director and a chief finance officer. Additionally, a chief finance officer has an average salary of $143,947, which is higher than the $73,194 average annual salary of a founder and director.

The top three skills for a founder and director include website design, non-profit organization and community outreach. The most important skills for a chief finance officer are payroll, CPA, and oversight.

Founder and director vs chief finance officer overview

	Founder And Director	Chief Finance Officer
Yearly salary	$73,194	$143,947
Hourly rate	$35.19	$69.21
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	8,360	145,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Founder and director vs chief finance officer salary

Founder and directors and chief finance officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Founder And Director	Chief Finance Officer
Average salary	$73,194	$143,947
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $160,000	Between $80,000 And $257,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Baker McKenzie
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between founder and director and chief finance officer education

There are a few differences between a founder and director and a chief finance officer in terms of educational background:

	Founder And Director	Chief Finance Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Founder and director vs chief finance officer demographics

Here are the differences between founder and directors' and chief finance officers' demographics:

	Founder And Director	Chief Finance Officer
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 76.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between founder and director and chief finance officer duties and responsibilities

Founder and director example responsibilities.

Create and manage the website, Facebook page and email list.
Create, incorporate, and manage all organizational operations including budgeting, payroll, and employee supervision.
Complete administrative oversight of organization.
Develop Facebook page to display student work electronically.
Provide executive and developmental oversight for a non-profit HIV/AIDS outreach agency.
Aid in development of an e-commerce application to connect urban farmers directly to interest consumers in their area.

Chief finance officer example responsibilities.

Lead management team in developing and executing a combination of pricing and cost savings strategies that improve EBITDA more than threefold.
Lead the consolidation of financial and operational systems for non-acute services including rehabilitation and psychiatry services.
Lead system conversion to Hyperion planning budgeting/forecasting software, responsible for training, developing and implementation.
Manage all firm banking relationships, treasury functions and retain signatory authority for all partnership and corporate accounts.
Lead implementation of new worldwide consolidation system, Hyperion, significantly reducing closing time and improving controls over the consolidation process.
Prepare annual general ledger reconciliations and consolidate financial reports for CPA tax preparation.

Founder and director vs chief finance officer skills

Common founder and director skills

Website Design, 20%
Non-Profit Organization, 14%
Community Outreach, 8%
Financial Management, 7%
Business Strategy, 5%
R, 4%

Common chief finance officer skills

Payroll, 7%
CPA, 6%
Oversight, 5%
Financial Reports, 4%
Human Resources, 4%
Internal Controls, 4%

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