Interim executive director vs chief finance officer

The differences between interim executive 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 an interim executive director and a chief finance officer. Additionally, a chief finance officer has an average salary of $143,947, which is higher than the $117,453 average annual salary of an interim executive director.

The top three skills for an interim executive director include oversight, non-profit organization and state regulations. The most important skills for a chief finance officer are payroll, CPA, and oversight.

Interim executive director vs chief finance officer overview

	Interim Executive Director	Chief Finance Officer
Yearly salary	$117,453	$143,947
Hourly rate	$56.47	$69.21
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	113,788	145,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Interim executive director vs chief finance officer salary

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

	Interim Executive Director	Chief Finance Officer
Average salary	$117,453	$143,947
Salary range	Between $70,000 And $195,000	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 interim executive director and chief finance officer education

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

	Interim Executive Director	Chief Finance Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Interim executive director vs chief finance officer demographics

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

	Interim Executive Director	Chief Finance Officer
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 40.8% Female, 59.2%	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.3% 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 interim executive director and chief finance officer duties and responsibilities

Interim executive director example responsibilities.

Manage all accounting functions including those necessary for budgeting, financial analysis, property management and payroll for a non-profit.
Support revenue-generating activities, including oversight, planning and execution of special events.
Develop relationships with all executive level contacts in hospitals to develop sales opportunities to place interim and permanent healthcare leaders.
Maximize customer satisfaction in rehabilitation therapy.
Plan and coordinate monthly department meetings and various other events, including putting together PowerPoint presentations and print materials as needed.
Create correspondence, memos and other critical business documents, including editing existing and/or creating new PowerPoint presentations.

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.

Interim executive director vs chief finance officer skills

Common interim executive director skills

Oversight, 9%
Non-Profit Organization, 8%
State Regulations, 6%
Community Outreach, 5%
Financial Reports, 5%
Bed Facility, 5%

Common chief finance officer skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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