This is the first step that a finance team needs to make on the journey to becoming a lean accounting function.  David Parmenter has presented this workshop successfully to over 2,000 attendees; and it has had a profound impact across organisations in the private, public and non profit sectors.

David has yet to find an organisation that cannot achieve day three reporting if they apply his methodology, developed from the better practices of hundreds of fast reporting organisations. Month end reporting by day one is being achieved by some leading organisations around the world. While day one reporting may not be a goal you wish to achieve, day three reporting may well be.  Attending this workshop will provide an impetus to shorten your month end reporting process.

This master class is from his ground breaking book “The Financial Controllers and CFO’s Toolkit” which covers the better practices from “winning” finance teams around the world.

Around the world some exceptional corporate accountants have questioned the status quo and implemented practices that have revolutionised the value the corporate accounting team can generate. These successful corporate accountants spent more time in the 20% of issues that really matter and have been ruthless with the time the team spends on the 80% of issues that are less important. In other words they apply Pareto’s principle.

 

This masterclass will cover:

The quick and easy improvements that can be applied on your next month-end
  • Why the need for change – case studies on quick month-end and year‑end reporting
  • Lean better practices to complete your next month-end within three days
  • Quality assurance processes for error free reports
Long term practices to lock in additional benefits
  • Long term improvements to month-end (closing on the same day each month, Board reporting etc)
  • Lean informative one-page reporting (CEO finance report and a Board dashboard on one A3 page, use of better graphics)
  • Technology you need to use for accounts payable, consolidation, collaborative disclosure management, drill down applications
  • How to bring these gains into a fast close at year-end
The soft skills that will lock in this change
  • How to sell and lead the change (lessons from the world experts)
  • Working smarter – lean methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, post-it re-engineering)

 

What you can gain

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • complete your next month-end by three working days, error free
  • finish your year-end swiftly without unnecessary adjustments
  • deliver informative reports on one page that will be admired
  • use agile techniques to get the finance team working smarter.

 

Who Should Attend?

Finance directors, CFOs or financial controllers. Management accountants and financial accountants, consultants and contractors who are an acting CFO.

The course comes with a whitepaper and associated electronic media valued at £100.

 Presenter

David Parmenter FCA (England & Wales) is an international presenter who is known for his thought-provoking workshops and for his ability to facilitate sharing of ideas and practices by attendees. He is a leading expert in 21st century lean practices that help get the finance team future ready. David is also known for his ground-breaking KPI methodology. He has presented in over 30 countries and published four books including Winning CFOs and Key Performance Indicators.

David has worked for EY, BP Oil and PwC, among others.

Visit Davidparmenter.com for access to his articles, white papers and books.