primate (mammal) in zoology, any mammal of the group that includes the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. The order Primates, with its 300 or more species, is the third most diverse order of mammals, after rodents (Rodentia) and bats (Chiroptera).
The chief financial officer (CFO) or chief financial and operating officer (CFOO) is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management.In some sectors the CFO is also responsible for analysis of data.The title is equivalent to finance director (FD), a common title in the United Kingdom. The CFO typically reports to the chief executive officer and to the board of directors, and may additionally sit on the board.he CFO reports directly to the president/chief executive officer (CEO) and directly assists the chief operating officer (COO) on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, costâbenefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding. Contents.
A CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, heads the financial function in a company or a large division of a company. The CFO of a company heads both its controller and treasury functions. In many cases, the CFO has subordinates who, in turn, lead each of these principal functional areas in finance. The CFO of a division, by contrast, is effectively the head controller of that unit. There typically is no treasury function at a divisional level. When pluralized as CFOs, the abbreviation also can stand for Critical Few Objectives (in addition to Chief Financial Officers).