Improving the Financial Reporting Process
This comprehensive two-day seminar
is for any organization that is considering replacing or
enhancing their financial reporting and analysis process.
Managers and analysts from accounting, financial planning &
analysis, budget departments, or financial reporting groups
will discover new ways to enhance their present processes. No
advanced preparation is required.About the seminar...
Learn the steps for improving your internal and external
financial reporting including how to maximize the
effectiveness of existing budgeting/forecasting and financial
analysis processes
Review the requirements of the new Sarbanes/Oxley Act—how it
impacts your organization and how you can ensure compliance
Learn how to gain internal support for process improvement and
how to build momentum for change within the company
Evaluate Present Processes
Learn
how to spot the warning signs of a weak reporting process
Examine the most common structural deficiencies found in
reporting and discover why many improvement projects fail
Review
the steps for assessing the health of your present reporting
process
Define New Requirements
Use
the “Needs Matrix” to define the organizational requirements
for a more effective reporting process
Discuss techniques for obtaining organizational buy-in and
how to deal with “problem” managers
Process Re-Design
Review
the steps from proven project plans for implementing new
software solutions
Hear
the “lessons-learned” from real-life project implementations
Learn
techniques for evaluating vendors and how to complete the
Vendor Analysis Matrix
Gain
new insights on how to prepare for and manage on-site vendor
demonstrations
Discover the most common obstacles to a smooth
implementation and how you can overcome them
Learn
the best ways for keeping management informed of the
project’s progress and how to respond to the inevitable
problems and changes that arise
Learn
the various options for training and how to choose which one
is best for your organization
Obtain information on the various
software applications that are available. We'll have product
information available--in a non-sales environment. We
don't push any specific system and will be happy to share
product information with you to get you started.
Seminar Fee...
The seminar fee is $1,250
-- includes refreshments and materials. You must
pay the course fee prior to attending the course.
