Critical Technical Skills for CFOs and Controllers
4.00 Credits
Member Price $159
Non-Member Price $189
Overview
Accounting and finance managers and executives must demonstrate sound technical and analytical necessary for personal growth and organizational success. This course will provide insights into the most critical technical and analytical skills needed by CFOs and Controllers - or those that want to be!
Highlights
- A methodical approach to business and strategic planning
- Overview of The Balanced Scorecard approach to creating key performance metrics
- Common metrics for analyzing financial statements and trends
- Accounting and finance role in Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM)
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Anyone who has a manager or executive leadership position in accounting of finance
Objectives
- Recognize the benefits of taking a methodial approach to strategic and business planning
- Recall how to design useful key performance metrics
- List common methods for analyzing financial statements
- Identify how to assist in Enterprise-Wide Risk Management
Preparation
Experience as an accounting or financial manager
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jennifer Louis, Business Learning Institute
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA, has more than 18 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs. In 2003 she formed Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, serving organizations by providing training services on a project-specific or parttime basis.
Most recently, Ms. Louis was executive vice president / director of trainingServices at AuditWatch, Inc., a premier training and consulting firm serving the audit profession. She began her career at AuditWatch as vice president of product development. Before joining AuditWatch, Ms. Louis was the financial/operational audit manager at AARP.
Ms. Louis also was an audit manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP. During her years at Deloitte & Touche’s Washington D.C. office, she was a frequent local and national instructor. She also served as an
instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program.
Non-Member Price $189
Member Price $159