The Competent Accountant - Mastering the Role of the Controller/ CFO

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Webcast or Webinar, Online
6:00 PM - 9:41 PM (opens at 5:30 PM) EST
4Credits
Technical Business

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$129.00 Regular Price
Non-Members
$159.00 Regular Price

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Course Type: Webcast
Course Code: 24/AC628109
Level: Basic
Vendor: ACPEN
Field of Study: Business Management & Organization

Overview:

How do you raise your skills to the next level to master the Controller or CFO role?  Welcome to a course that provides insights that align the CGMA Competency Framework. The course will examine each of the areas: Technical, Business, Leadership and People to increase your competency. 

  • How are your technical skills?  Are you a traditional accountant or have you learned to expand your technical skills to go beyond “what are the financial numbers?” to “why did these financial results occur?”  Are you able to use ratios to understand the business dynamics and the implications to change course or take corrective action?  Are the systems that you implement and operate best practices or merely stop-gap solutions?
  • How are your business skills?  Can you set a vision? Can you develop a strategy?  Do you understand the macroeconomic environment of your organization?   Can you lead a major project to a successful conclusion?  This session will explore the role of business as opposed to tracking the results of the business.
  • How are your people skills?  How good is your ability to influence others? How are successful are your negotiation skills?   How well can you communicate?  Are you a collaborator or a partner?  This section will help accountants understand that it is people skills that drive the overall success of the accounting operations.
  • Finally, how are your Leadership skills?  Do you inspire staff or make them angry?  Do you know why your staff work for your company and you?  Do you understand what employees want from their position?  Do you know how to deal with a difficult staff person?  Can you lead difficult change?  This session will help you recognize what leadership truly is as opposed to what passes for day to day management.

Objectives:

  • Understand what is necessary to Lead the organization as well as the Accounting/Finance department
  • Identify tools that are available to improve leadership, business, people and technical skills
  • Apply CGMA competency framework to each participant’s skill level and develop a plan of action to obtain competency in all levels

Major Topics:

  • Business Management
  • Organization

Major Topics:

  • Business Management
  • Organization

Designed For:

All CPAs

Prerequisites:

None