The Controllership Series - Overhead, Direct and Indirect Costs and Allocation Methods

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Webcast or Webinar, Online
10:00AM - 10:58AM (opens at 9:30 AM) EST
1Credits
Accounting and Auditing

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Course Type: Webcast
Course Code: 25/AC066537
Level: Basic
Vendor: ACPEN
Field of Study: Accounting

Overview:

Managing expenses is a key for business success, and overhead costs play a pivotal role in realizing favorable profit margins. Almost all companies have some form of overhead consisting of specific categories of indirect expenses. The better organizations are able to manage overhead costs, the more competitive they are in the marketplace. It is incumbent in the Controller’s role to effectively manage, monitor and perform ongoing assessment of overhead costs, allocations and rates.
Overhead refers to the ongoing business expenses not directly attributed to creating a product or service. A company must pay overhead on an ongoing basis, regardless of how much or how little the company sells. It is important for budgeting purposes but also for determining how much a company must charge for its products or services to make a profit.

Overhead can be fixed, variable, or a hybrid of both. There are different categories of overhead, such as administrative overhead, which includes costs related to managing a business. In short, overhead is any expense incurred to support the business while not being directly related to a specific product or service.

 


 

 

Objectives:

  • Explore and understand overhead costs
  • Discover and examine types of fixed and variable overhead costs
  • Identify and understand overhead rates and allocation methods
  • Explore overhead allocation measures and overhead rate calculation
  • Explore activity-based costing
  • Recognize and review responsibilities of the controller for overhead costs

Major Topics:

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Operations

Major Topics:

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Operations

Designed For:

Controllers, Accountants, CFO, Finance Professionals, Operational Professionals, Auditors

Prerequisites:

None