Vice President, Finance: CV guide, skills and keywords

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A Vice President, Finance focuses on leading finance functions, planning and performance across a business. This page shows what to put on a Vice President, Finance CV, which skills and keywords to include, how to write achievement bullets and which qualifications strengthen your application.

Professional summary starter

Finance leader with [X]+ years of experience as Vice President, Finance, covering leading finance functions, planning and performance across a business. Strengths in finance leadership, planning and performance management and m&a and investment decisions, with a record of [headline results] for businesses with revenue of [amount]. Trusted adviser to boards and leadership teams. Seeking an executive role that combines strategy and governance.

Replace each [bracket] with your own facts. Edit the wording until it sounds like you.

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Achievement bullet ideas

Start each bullet with a strong verb and add a number, scale or time saved.

• Led a finance organisation of [X] people covering [functions] for revenue of [amount]
• Delivered [X]% EBITDA improvement through cost and pricing programmes
• Supported [X] acquisitions or investments worth [amount]
• Led a finance team of [X] and delivered [outcome] for a business with revenue of [amount].

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Suggested CV structure

1. Professional summary
2. Experience
3. Key achievements
4. Core skills and tools
5. Education
6. Certifications
7. Languages, awards and optional sections

Executives: lead with scale, results and leadership, in that order. Freshers: lead with education, projects, internships and tools.

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