Critical Technical Skills for CFOs and Controllers
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!
Delivery Method: Individual webcast
CPE Credit: Business management & organization
Program Level: Intermediate
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, Emergent Solutions Group, LLC
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of
technical and "soft skills" topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group,
LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical, and engaging accounting and auditing training.
She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as
Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting
firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional
career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor.
Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. Besides loving life on the lake with her
husband in Charlotte, NC, she enjoys hiking with her little dog Frodo Beggins, and savoring any precious moments spent with her two
young adult boys.
Non-Member Price $159.00
Member Price $129.00