Professional Skills

Practical Tips for Controllers and CFO's

This seminar is designed mainly for controllers, CFOs and advisors of small and medium-sized companies. Accountants of large companies and not-for-profit organizations will find most of the course material relevant.

This seminar provides a wide range of useful tips not usually found in textbooks or courses. It grows continuously as participants add new tips. It also provides specific opportunities for benchmarking your practices with those of your peers.

Topics include:

· Financial reporting – great tips on key indicator reporting
· Getting the most out of your bank
· Smart budgeting and business plans
· Cash flow crisis – what to do when it happens
· Cost-cutting tips
· M & A – the good, the bad and the ugly
· Auditors and lawyers – minimizing costs
· Leading your finance team
· Intelligent hiring and firing

Seminar Leader: Stephen Priddle, CA, CMA