chief accounting officer
noun[C]
(alsoChief Accounting Officer)uk/ˌtʃiːf əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ ˌɒf.ɪ.sər/us/ˌtʃiːf əˈkaʊn.t̬ɪŋ ˌɑː.fɪ.sɚ/(abbreviationCAO)thepersonin anorganizationwho has the mostimportantpositionwithresponsibilityfor the organization'sfinances:
He was the company'sformerseniorvicepresidentoffinanceandchiefaccountingofficer.
He iscurrentlyChief Accounting Officer for the bank's Asia-Pacificoperations.
- Thecompanyfireditschiefaccountingofficerin 2017 forattemptingtodestroydocuments.
- The company's Chief Accounting Officer wasimplicatedin thescandal.
- Theyannouncedthehiringof a newexecutivevicepresidentandchiefaccountingofficer.
Bosses & managers
- administration
- anti-management
- C-suite
- CAO
- captain of industry
- co-president
- comptroller
- coo
- coordinator
- curator
- layer
- line manager
- majordomo
- management
- management consultant
- sleeping partner
- superboard
- superintendent
- supervisor
- taskmaster