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Annual Update for Controllers and Finance Managers: Driving Business Value
Webcast

Annual Update for Controllers and Finance Managers: Driving Business Value

CFOs, controllers and finance managers often play a key role in driving value within an organization. Explore best practices tailored to help enhance your impact.

$320 - $393
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Format

Webcast

Date

Sep 19, 2025

NASBA Field of Study

Management Services

Level

Intermediate

CPE Credits

7

Instructor

Samantha Griffiths

Availability

Product Number

VAUFC250919

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Product Details

Mastering finance with strategic insights

Management accountants drive strategic directions and enhance operational efficiency. You’ll learn how to integrate nonfinancial data into reporting and use scenario planning to evaluate business outcomes.

Blending financial smarts with nonfinancial data

Effective communication is crucial for conveying messages and handling crises. You’ll explore various ways to enhance your understanding of effective communication, including:

  • Transforming routine reports into comprehensive scenario analyses to highlight alternative business futures, influencing decision-making processes
  • Improving effective communication skills to convey insights and analyses clearly

Why sustainability matters in financial planning

Integrating sustainability into financial planning is critical and beneficial for the business. Driven by evolving regulations, discussions focusing on transparency, consistency and trust in sustainability reporting are crucial in the modern business environment. You’ll learn more about the sustainability considerations relevant to your business.

Key Topics

  • Economic trends and their effect on business
  • Ways to drive operational efficiency
  • Leveraging technology in finance
  • Cash management and working capital
  • Effective talent management
  • Sustainability and corporate responsibility

Learning Outcomes

  • Analyze economic trends and their effect on business operations and strategy.
  • Identify advancements in management accounting to drive strategic decision-making and operational efficiency.
  • Use information technology solutions to optimize financial processes.
  • Identify techniques to optimize working capital management and manage financial risks.
  • Determine ways to foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
  • Apply sustainable business practices to support long-term value creation.

Who Will Benefit

CFOs, controllers and finance managers

Credit Info
CPE Credits
7
NASBA Field of Study
Management Services
Level
Intermediate
Prerequisites
Prior financial management experience
Access
This is a digital product. With full paid access the content will be available to you for 3 months after purchase date.
Duration
7 hrs
For more information, please refer to CPE requirements and NASBA sponsorship information
Pricing
Do you have an AICPA or CIMA membership? Log in to apply your member discount.
Nonmembers
$393.00
AICPA Members
$320.00
CIMA Members
$320.00

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Speakers
Samantha Griffiths
BSc (Hons), MBA, FCCA
Samantha specializes in the narrative reporting landscape, with emphasis on integrated reporting and developing and communicating board effectiveness. She started her career in a large international bank and transitioned to a role in the Treasury for a large multinational engineering business before working for several years at the London Stock Exchange. This was followed by an extensive consulting and training career, working alongside boards and senior management teams at many high-profile organizations. Over the years, Samantha has worked with boards and their corporate advisors to review hundreds of annual reports and corporate communications. The focus of her work has been on developing and articulating the value proposition of organizations to their various stakeholders. Consulting assignments have included investor outreach programs, perception studies, board evaluations, annual report development, key message development, best practice benchmarking, and board effectiveness training. She has led the development of internationally award-winning annual reports and governance practices. Her work has also involved her working alongside organizations involved in the Financial Reporting Council's financial reporting lab business model initiative. Samantha's practical experience is complemented by her academic links to a variety of UK institutions. She frequently delivers lectures, seminars, and master classes on topics including strategy, governance, risk, and ethics. Samantha is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has an executive MBA from Manchester Business School. She is currently executive director of Sagenius Limited, a niche advisory firm.
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