Jeffrey Ishmael is a cutting-edge and successful CFO in his own right.  Here is a very intriguing blog post from him as he reviews a the book "Reinventing the CFO."  I especially appreciated the list of 7 core responsibilities of the CFO.  Read his blog post, and the rest of his blog for that matter, HERE. 

If an organization needs to hire a CFO or create a CFO position, we highly recommend the inclusion of these reposibilities in the CFO job description.