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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Live

Shorten Month-End: Closing Best Practices (E1510372)

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Registration: 8:00 AM EDT

NJCPA Education Center

425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 100
Roseland , NJ 07068

4 CPE Credits in AA

OVERVIEW

Surveys show that the average North American company completes their monthly financial statement closing in five days. However, some companies are able to close their books in one day or less. Many financial managers who feel pressured to shorten financial statement preparation time struggle with the balance between accuracy and speed.

DESIGNED FOR

Corporate financial managers.

BENEFITS

Focus on the key aspects of every close and provide attendees with methods to prepare better quality financial information more cheaply and in less time.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Trends in financial statement closings including the Quick Close, Soft Close and Virtual Close
  • Information systems’ headaches that slow you down
  • Examples of close cycle “time killers” and how to resolve them
  • Getting inventory and cost of sales under control
  • Improvement projects that will yield the biggest benefit
  • What leading-edge finance managers are doing to close more quickly

COURSE LEVEL

Intermediate

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

ADDITIONAL NOTES

This event is part of the Corporate Finance Series. (For NJCPA Members Only)

The Corporate Finance Series allows you to save 20% on your purchase of the following half-day seminars:

  • This seminar
  • Creating the Best Projections You Can: Insight and Techniques (11/20) and
  • Cash Management Techniques, Systems & Solutions: Make Your Money Work Harder (12/11).
  • Help Feed Those in Need
    • The NJCPA Emerging Leaders Council is hosting a Food Drive to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. Please bring your nonperishable items and canned goods to this event. Peanut butter and tuna fish are always needed.

    INSTRUCTOR

    Richard Karwic

    Richard A. Karwic, M.B.A.
    (4.4)

    The Knowledge Institute, LLC

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    PRICING

    $159.00 - Member

    $209.00 - Nonmember

    Pre-Registration Closed

    Online pre-registration for this event is now closed.

    ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

    Print a registration form

    COURSE DEVELOPER

    Executive Education, Inc.