Finance Executive

Each industry provides a different set of duties, but common shared tasks among accounting executives include:
Using accounting software to create spreadsheets and reports
Drafting summary reports concerning key issues upper executives need to review
Assigning projects to departments and overseeing productivity
Verifying that all accounting related departments follow company protocol
Presenting accounting issues and results to executive committees and upper management
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, (BLS), places accounting executives within the larger category of financial managers. The BLS points out the close connection between accounting executives and commerce industries, such as risk and insurance managers.
For those working in the stock market or other investment firms, accounting executives might be expected to oversee teams creating reports about the market, converse daily with investment bankers about the pattern of stock prices and deal directly with floor traders to buy or sell commodities and services. On the spot decisions could result in saving or losing millions, creating a high stress environment with the potential for immense financial gain.