Chief Financial Officer Educational Background and Company Performance

Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between Chief Financial Officer (CFO) education background and company performance. We identified educational levels, namely bachelor, master, doctorate, certification.Method: uses 1176 sample companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange IDX in2014-2017. purposing sampling testing Ordinary Least Square Regression STATA 14.Finding: found that with only a CFO specific of is significantly impact Master’s experience certification show negative while rest are unrelated performance, but bachelor doctoral degree otherwise.Novelty: research contributes empirically development literature. It practically provides consideration for stakeholders pay more attention qualifications CFOs regarding company’s spatial reporting policies.