CFOs often grow up in public accounting and industry with narrow responsibilities, often focused on assurance and financial reporting.

CFOs have a unique opportunity and responsibility to help their organizations identify and deal with risks. One thing I have learned is that we don't always have a balanced sense of what's really risky, and what's not.

I am a chartered accountant and a chartered professional accountant. However, I'm not an accountant's accountant. I hate tax.