• Evaluating whether the company’s current assets and investments are the best use of the company’s excess working capital, by looking at return on investment (ROI) and
comparisons with other ways the company might utilize its cash flow (e.g., other possible investments, increased stock dividends, etc.)
• Gauging the company’s overall financial health, primarily by using key financial ratios such as the debt to equity ratio, current ratio, and interest coverage ratio
• Identifying which products have the highest profit margin (and which have the lowest)
• Examining and evaluating the cost-efficiency of each department of the company, in light of what percentage of the company’s financial resources each department
consumes
• Working with individual departments to prepare budgets and consolidate them into one overall corporate budget
• Preparing internal reports for executive leadership and supporting their decision making
• Creating, updating, and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts of the company’s future operations
• Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward
• Considering opportunities for the company to expand or grow. Mapping out growth plans, including capital expenditures and investments. Generating three- to five-year
financial forecasts.