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The ten major mistakes corporate accountants commonly make and how to avoid them (4 *90 min webinars)
Corporate accountants around the world have been making the same mistakes, year-in year-out. Why is it that we spend months on an annual planning process that we know is flawed? Why is it we spend many days preparing a monthly report that is informing management well and truly “after the horse has bolted”? Why do […]
The corporate accountant as a leader – a Viking with a mother’s heart
As a manager, you can bully, order, or coerce staff to undertake tasks in a prescribed manner. However, you are unlikely to succeed unless you have learned the lessons and put into practice the traits of the successful ‘servng’ leaders.
Based on the leadership exploits of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Winston Churchill, the […]
The 20+ system improvements all corporate accountants can do no matter what their budget is
Corporate accountants are running teams that have procedures more akin with Charles Dickens that the 21st century. Whilst many organisations in the USA have been investing in technology and appropriate tools to create a truly paperless office, many of us have watched, as if disinterested or more likely confused. What is appropriate? What […]
Fast close at year-end: audit clearance within 15 working days of year-end
Annual reporting is seldom an area where the accounting function scores many goals. The annual report is an important regulatory and stewardship requirement.
It should be completed expediently and should not consume scarce accounting resources for inordinately long periods of time. This workshop will show you that obtaining audit clearance within 15 working days or less […]
How to implement a planning tool – and get it right first time (3* 90min webinars)
It is being increasingly recognised that a planning tool is required for a forecasting and planning process. The stalwart Excel has now been extended beyond it intended boundaries with management accountants building monsters that are beyond any quality assurance programme, littered with logic errors hidden in the formula and designed with out the big picture […]
How to implement quick month-end reporting – by day 3 or less!
This workshop is part of the “lean accounting” movement that is gaining momentum around the world. No longer can we lock the finance team into inefficient processes that limit the added value the finance team is contributing. Finance team around the world have freed up time from the accounting routines so they can be active […]
How to complete annual planning in two weeks – not two months (3* 90min webinars)
An annual planning process is not worth more than two weeks of effort, so why are we spending months on it? Quotes David Parmenter
Companies in Asia, Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand are recognising that the existing annual planning process cannot continue. It has been with us since the Roman calendar was adopted by […]
The corporate accountant as a leader and business partner – (6*90 minute webinars)
The senior finance managers, have been accused of not moving with the times. Simply managing the accounting and finances is now not enough. Management today is now demanding a different role from the corporate accountant. As the CFO or a person aspiring to be one it is imperative that you focus on this change. A […]
