Are the techniques you use today timeless, best practices or a passing fad? If you don’t have a process in place to periodically evaluate your systems and procedures, you may be inefficient and exposing your company to unnecessary risks.
DESIGNED FOR
This seminar is for people who are, or aspire to be, chief financial officers. The discussions will be most appropriate for people in medium-sized organizations.
BENEFITS
- Improve accounting processes
- Learn the latest standards that are helping organizations design and implement internal controls
- Understand the principles of the Balanced Scorecard
- Identify and implement cost saving opportunities
HIGHLIGHTS
COSO Update: Changing Risk Management Standards
COSO provides the accounting profession’s definitive risk management standards, which it continues to update and refine. The COSO guidelines provide a strong foundation for assessing and mitigating risk. The latest standards help organizations design and implement internal controls, addressing both operational and compliance objectives. Following the guidelines does not guarantee you will never have risks, but it does increase the probability you will anticipate and mitigate risks before they occur. COSO recommends organizations quickly transition their control evaluations, tools and documentation to the latest frameworks. This session shows you how.
Lean Accounting: Doing More with Less
Many accounting departments generate volumes of information that are of little use to anyone. Lean Accounting begins with examining user needs and focusing effort on the financial management activities that provide real value to the organization. Come hear how to improve accounting processes while reducing effort required.
Keys to the Balanced Scorecard: Keep Success on Track
An introduction and overview of the Balanced Scorecard aimed at executives and financial managers who want or need to understand the principles of the Balanced Scorecard and how it works in practical terms.
Process Improvement for Financial Managers
Discover ways to make your company more profitable through process improvement. This fast-paced, interactive session will teach you how to use Big 4 consulting tools and process improvement analysis techniques to identify and implement cost saving opportunities through process reviews.
COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate
PREREQUISITES
None
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- **NOTE** Bring a calculator
NJCPA Goes Green - Registrants Save $20
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