Overview:
Prepare yourself to take on the role of the Corporate Controller. Your career path offers you the opportunity to step into this position, but it comes with risks. Do you really know what it takes to move up to this highly visible leadership role? Invest in your future and join us to learn exactly what it takes to successfully transition into this key position. Identify the necessary core competencies of the role and become more self-assured as you work to properly define this role for you and your company. This is a practical seminar designed for financial professionals on the fast track to top management.
Why should you attend?
Internal controls, process documentation, directing the actions of others, managing the day-to-day accounting through your accounting staff; simultaneously collaborating with the department and division heads on budgeting projects, reports, inquiries, variances, etc.; interfacing with the financial analysis team on long-term capital projects; shedding tangible work production and stepping into the top accounting officer role - it might seem a bit overwhelming. Where can you find the answers to your questions? Get ready. Sit down with your peers who share similar concerns and collaborate with them and your guide to tomorrow. Ease the transition; know what to expect.
Who Will Benefit:
Corporate, Divisional and Plant Controllers
Assistant Controllers; Chief Accountants; Budget Directors
Finance and Accounting Managers; Financial Analysts; Accountants
Auditors who need to Understand the Corporate Accounting Cycle to Audit Effectively
Agenda:
Day One:
Get clarity on the meaning of "Controller" and "Controllership"
Define the Three Primary Functions of the Controller
Understand the Controller’s Role in Strategic & Operational Planning
Review your Accounting System Requirements - are you crippled with legacy systems?
Know your Reporting System Criteria
Understanding the Stakeholders you are accountable to
Additional Controller Functions - managing these tangential responsibilities effectively
Compare and contrast the Finance Function v. the Accounting Function
The Diverse Organizational Views of the Controller
Controllership, CFO & Financial V.P. and how they relate to each other
The Controller’s Role in Modern Business Management
Characteristics and Qualifications of Successful Controllers
Understanding & Using the Power of the Controllership Function
Understanding:
Your planning and forecasting role
The range of reporting opportunities afforded the Controller
Your basket of tax reporting responsibilities
A best practices approach to regulatory audits
Your role as financial auditor liaison
Day Two:
The Corporate Accounting Cycle - historical reporting, dashboard reporting, and strategic planning/budgeting
Planning the Budgets - Determine the Essential Elements and associated risks to achievement
Decisions are difficult to reverse - making the most of your forecasting tools and skills
Budgeting Revenues and Profits - evaluating historical data, economic indicators and the competition
Assessing impacts of the Budget Plan on Cash Management
Review of important ExcelTM forecasting tools:
Bivariate and Multivariate Regression
Flexible budgeting
Data Tables
Goal Seek
Scenario Manager
Pivot Tables
Economic Value Added - a powerful and telling metric
Applying EVA to Capital Expenditure Forecasting and Analysis
Reporting Opportunities and Challenges
Dashboard Reporting and Key Performance Indicators
Handling Difficult Reports with Readers
Effective discussions of the Statement of Cash Flow and other financial reports with nonfinancial leaders
Entering new states to do business - the registration process
Regulatory & Income Tax Audits - best practices for managing the them and the auditors
Coordination with Outside Accountants & Auditors
Recommended Resources
Speaker:
Miles Hutchinson
President, Sales Tax Advisors, Inc.
Miles Hutchinson is a CGMA and experienced businessman. He has been an auditor with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Chief Financial Officer of a $1 billion real estate development company. Miles is a highly sought after professional speaker and consultant who has presented over 1000 seminars and training sessions on a myriad of business and financial topics, such as financial analysis and modeling, accounting matters, strategic planning, and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. His clients include, Abbott Labs, Citicorp, the FBI, GE, Pfizer, and the US Marine Corps.
Location: SFO, CA Date: August 27th & 28th, 2015 Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Francisco Airport
Venue Address: 835 Airport Blvd., Burlingame CA 94010-9949
Price: $1,295.00 (Seminar for One Delegate)
Register now and save $200. (Early Bird)
Until July 10, Early Bird Price: $1,295.00
From July 11 to August 25, Regular Price: $1,495.00
Contact Information:
NetZealous LLC,
DBA GlobalCompliancePanel
161 Mission Falls Lane,Suite 216, Fremont, CA 94539, USA
USA Phone: 800-447-9407
Fax: 302-288-6884
http://www.globalcompliancepanel.com
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