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The Changing Role of the Controller: Advancing from Tactical to Strategic
Management Accounting
Webcast

The Changing Role of the Controller: Advancing from Tactical to Strategic

In this webcast, you will explore new and additional roles that controllers are now accepting. We will also outline a road map you can use to expand your role as a controller from simply internal process/transaction oriented to an externally focused understanding of industry and macro trends.

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Format

Webcast

NASBA Field of Study

Business Management and Organization

Level

Intermediate

CPE Credits

4

Instructor

James T. Lindell

Availability

3 months

Product Number

VCL4COBP20110

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Go beyond financial statements

Are you ready to take your role as controller to the next level while adding significant value to the organization? A successful Controller will go beyond financial statements, internal controls and general accounting to create new value for the organization.

In this webcast we'll explore new roles that controllers are now accepting and outline a road map you can use to expand your role as a controller from simply internal process/transaction oriented to externally focused understanding of industry and macro trends.

Who Will Benefit
  • CFOs, controllers and management accountants who want to improve the value they add to better drive the financial performance of their organization
Key Topics
  • Leadership vs. Management
  • Business and strategic planning processes
  • Corporate culture
  • Lean management techniques and processes
  • Recruiting, retaining and developing employees
  • Communications, listening and presentation skills
  • Managing "up" and how to master it
  • Business Strategy and the Controller
  • The need for increased efficiency and the application of Lean techniques
  • Application of best practices in the Accounting Department
Learning Outcomes
  • Differentiate between the value of the traditional controller and the business oriented controller
  • Apply the definition of controllership in your company by integrating controllership into the larger financial and organization leadership function
  • Distinguish the importance of the planning process and the Controllers respective role
  • Apply lean techniques to the accounting department and the organization
  • Determine how Servant Leadership increases the success of the controller
More Details
NASBA Field of Study
Business Management and Organization
Level
Intermediate
Prerequisites
Experience in financial management of a medium or small company
Access
This is a digital product. With full paid access the content will be available to you for 3 months after purchase date.
Duration
4 hrs
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Speakers
James T. Lindell
CPA, MBA
Thorsten Consulting Group, Inc. /Dousman, Wisconsin James (Jim) T. Lindell is the President of a Wisconsin based provider of strategic & financial consulting, professional speaking, training, and executive coaching. Jim has an extensive background in senior management including positions as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Assistant Controller. Jim has worked with a variety of industries including: manufacturing, health care, not for profit, distribution and food processing. He has been involved in more than 50 M & A projects. James Lindell is a Certified Public Accountant with public accounting experience at several local and regional accounting firms. He is a TEC Chairman (The Executive Committee). He is a member (and instructor) of the American Institute of CPA's and the Wisconsin Institute of CPA's and a member of Wisconsin Chapter of National Speaker Association. . Jim is the author of the AICPA course “AICPA’s Annual Update for Controllers”, “Strategic Planning: A Simplified and Workable Approach for Private Companies” and “AICPA's Controllership: 25 Critical Lessons from the Trenches.” Jim also authored and was part of the AICPA video and course, “Minimizing the Effects of a Recession on Your Business”. He is a contributing author of the AICPA course “The Fast Close, Soft Close, Virtual Close? Now Days, not Weeks”. Jim is a 2-time recipient of the AICPA’s Outstanding Discussion Leader award.
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