Maybe the CFO can take one for the team, just once. Maybe cut their own pay to keep a few employees around instead of laying them off. Just a little selflessness, as a treat.
"the nature of a CFO" makes it sounds like some kind of mystical force. It's not! it's just humans making decisions. They can choose to be greedy or not.
The distinction here is the nature of a CFO as an individual vs a CFO as a role. It's true that individuals ultimately have control over whether to be greedy or not, but if individuals who are averse to greed aren't encouraged or allowed to become CFOs, then the CFO as a role loses the ability to make that choice.
Your comment makes more sense read in a sarcastic tone