The CFO Standard — Stakeholder Consultation Survey

A contribution to CEN/TC 476 Working Group 1. Your responses will help validate and refine the Conceptual Working Draft for the European CFO professional profile, competence framework, and service requirements.

This survey relates to Concept Working Draft CEN/TC 476 CWD, Edition 0.4 (2 June 2026). It should take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete.

S1.2 Which sector best describes your organisation?
S1.3 Approximate number of employees in your organisation?
S1.4 Which best describes your current role?
S1.5 Years of experience in senior finance roles?
How to answer this section: As shown in S2.1 - S2.8 describe different parts of the CFO role. We want to understand which parts matter most in your context. You have 100 points to share out across the eight areas. Give more points to the areas you consider most important, and fewer (or zero) to those that matter less. Type a number into each box. Your eight numbers must add up to exactly 100. Example: someone who sees risk and reporting as central might enter 25, 20, 20, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5 — which totals 100. There are no right or wrong answers; allocate the points however reflects your view.
How to answer this section: As shown in S2.1 - S2.8 describe different parts of the CFO role. We want to understand which parts matter most in your context. You have 100 points to share out across the eight areas. Give more points to the areas you consider most important, and fewer (or zero) to those that matter less. Type a number into each box. Your eight numbers must add up to exactly 100. Example: someone who sees risk and reporting as central might enter 25, 20, 20, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5 — which totals 100. There are no right or wrong answers; allocate the points however reflects your view.
How to answer this section: As shown in S2.1 - S2.8 describe different parts of the CFO role. We want to understand which parts matter most in your context. You have 100 points to share out across the eight areas. Give more points to the areas you consider most important, and fewer (or zero) to those that matter less. Type a number into each box. Your eight numbers must add up to exactly 100. Example: someone who sees risk and reporting as central might enter 25, 20, 20, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5 — which totals 100. There are no right or wrong answers; allocate the points however reflects your view.
How to answer this section: As shown in S2.1 - S2.8 describe different parts of the CFO role. We want to understand which parts matter most in your context. You have 100 points to share out across the eight areas. Give more points to the areas you consider most important, and fewer (or zero) to those that matter less. Type a number into each box. Your eight numbers must add up to exactly 100. Example: someone who sees risk and reporting as central might enter 25, 20, 20, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5 — which totals 100. There are no right or wrong answers; allocate the points however reflects your view.
How to answer this section: As shown in S2.1 - S2.8 describe different parts of the CFO role. We want to understand which parts matter most in your context. You have 100 points to share out across the eight areas. Give more points to the areas you consider most important, and fewer (or zero) to those that matter less. Type a number into each box. Your eight numbers must add up to exactly 100. Example: someone who sees risk and reporting as central might enter 25, 20, 20, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5 — which totals 100. There are no right or wrong answers; allocate the points however reflects your view.
How to answer this section: As shown in S2.1 - S2.8 describe different parts of the CFO role. We want to understand which parts matter most in your context. You have 100 points to share out across the eight areas. Give more points to the areas you consider most important, and fewer (or zero) to those that matter less. Type a number into each box. Your eight numbers must add up to exactly 100. Example: someone who sees risk and reporting as central might enter 25, 20, 20, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5 — which totals 100. There are no right or wrong answers; allocate the points however reflects your view.
How to answer this section: As shown in S2.1 - S2.8 describe different parts of the CFO role. We want to understand which parts matter most in your context. You have 100 points to share out across the eight areas. Give more points to the areas you consider most important, and fewer (or zero) to those that matter less. Type a number into each box. Your eight numbers must add up to exactly 100. Example: someone who sees risk and reporting as central might enter 25, 20, 20, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5 — which totals 100. There are no right or wrong answers; allocate the points however reflects your view.
How to answer this section: As shown in S2.1 - S2.8 describe different parts of the CFO role. We want to understand which parts matter most in your context. You have 100 points to share out across the eight areas. Give more points to the areas you consider most important, and fewer (or zero) to those that matter less. Type a number into each box. Your eight numbers must add up to exactly 100. Example: someone who sees risk and reporting as central might enter 25, 20, 20, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5 — which totals 100. There are no right or wrong answers; allocate the points however reflects your view.
This section proposes five competence areas for the CFO. For each area, please indicate: (a) its importance to the CFO role in your context [1 Low to 5 High scale] and (b) whether the description accurately captures the competences required [Yes / Partially / No].
This section proposes five competence areas for the CFO. For each area, please indicate: (a) its importance to the CFO role in your context [1 Low to 5 High scale] and (b) whether the description accurately captures the competences required [Yes / Partially / No].
This section proposes five competence areas for the CFO. For each area, please indicate: (a) its importance to the CFO role in your context [1 Low to 5 High scale] and (b) whether the description accurately captures the competences required [Yes / Partially / No].
This section proposes five competence areas for the CFO. For each area, please indicate: (a) its importance to the CFO role in your context [1 Low to 5 High scale] and (b) whether the description accurately captures the competences required [Yes / Partially / No].
This section proposes five competence areas for the CFO. For each area, please indicate: (a) its importance to the CFO role in your context [1 Low to 5 High scale] and (b) whether the description accurately captures the competences required [Yes / Partially / No].
S4.1 Do the four proficiency levels adequately capture career progression in your context?
S4.2 For the full CFO mandate (Level F4), which EQF level should the role be benchmarked at?
S4.3 Should the framework add a fifth proficiency level (SME vs large/listed CFO)?
S.1 Financial Reporting Service — Performance standard
S.2 Financial Planning and Analysis Service — Performance standard
S.3 Risk Management Service — Performance standard
S.4 Internal Control and Compliance Service — Performance standard
S.5 Treasury and Liquidity Management Service — Performance standard
S.6 Management Reporting Service — Performance standard
S.7 Strategic Advisory Service — Performance standard
S.8 Sustainability and ESG Reporting Service — Performance standard
S6.1 Which conformity assessment approach(es) are most appropriate? (Select all that apply)
e.g. 40
S6.3 Should this standard recognise existing national CFO certifications (e.g. UNI/PdR 104:2021 Italy, Chartered CFO South Africa)?

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