If you’ve ever looked at your CFO resume and thought, “It lists everything I’ve done, but it doesn’t sound like leadership,” you’re not alone. That’s one of the most common gaps we see among senior finance executives — their resumes are technically strong, but strategically flat. They describe the what (tasks, budgets, metrics), but not the why or the impact . And that’s exactly where true financial leadership lives — in the story behind the numbers. In today’s competitive