Modeled career paths · Finance

Where does a Director of Finance go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Finance for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
VP Finance+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
70% of modeled moves out of Director of Finance go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Chief Financial Officer+119% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Director of Finance go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Accounting+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Controller. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Sales+50% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Sales. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Revenue Officer+130% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Sales. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Controller-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Finance go here
lateral91% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Sales+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Finance go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.