A financial manager can work at various places like the bank, insurance companies, and multinational organizations. With different responsibilities, a financial manager has multiple roles in a company.

Following are the various roles of a financial manager in the business:

Controllers: Controllers are the type of financial managers who summarizes and forecasts the organization's financial position by providing income statements, balance sheet, and analyzing future incomes and expenses. They also prepare reports required for government approvals for the business. They often look after accounts, audit, and budget department.

Treasurers and finance officers: They are responsible for directing the monthly/yearly budget to meet the financial goals of the organization. They direct various strategies to carry out to raise capital.

Credit Managers: Credit managers are responsible for the organization's credit business. The determine credit ceilings, set credit-rating criteria, and look after the collection of the firm's account.

Cash Managers: The monitor and control the flow of cash that comes and goes out of the company to meet the company's financial needs. It means they determine if the company will require some money or not according to the need.

Insurance managers: They are responsible for supervising the needs of the company by obtaining insurance against risks such as payment to employees who get hurt at work and any cost imposed by the law against the organization.

Risk managers: They are responsible for looking after and controlling the financial losses the company may face due to economic uncertainty. They also try to limit due to those limits and currency or commodity price changes.

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To be a financial manager, one should have a Master's degree in financial management. The courses such as Master of Business Administration in Finance, Master of financial control, and Postgraduate diploma in financial management can get you a job as a Financial Manager in the company.

Apart from all the hard-skills, a company needs some soft skills while hiring a financial manager.

- Leadership qualities
- Communication skills
- Multitasking
- Creative strategies
- Ability to work individually as well as in a team.
- Customer service orientation.

With these soft skills and good knowledge of finance, you surely can succeed as a Financial Manager. I hope now you know what all you will do as a financial manager and the qualifications required to be one.