The Controller’s Job in Today’s Environment

Volatile times require corporate controllers to contribute far more to their company’s financial policy. Here’s how to do it.Corporate controllers rise to the top based on their accounting skills, hard work and ability to deliver fast, accurate answers. But once you’ve joined the ranks of corporate controllers, the questions are a lot different…and a whole lot tougher!

To succeed, you must master the technical, accounting, automation and management skills that are the hallmarks of all successful corporate controllers. This seminar will give you the tools you need to plan, organize and carry out your work more efficiently.

Also Available as:

• Onsite

How You Will Benefit

• Predict the needs and questions of corporate decision makers
• Overcome obstacles to accurate reporting and successful presentations
• Go beyond reporting numbers…to predict the flows, trends and cycles of business
• Manage the people who report to you for effectiveness
• Identify your department’s successes so they can be recognized by upper management

What You Will Cover

• Corporate controllers' functions, organizational relationships and role in management
• Developing effective long-range plans
• Techniques for cash forecasting…controlling and administering operating budgets
• Setting up an effective reporting system

Extended Seminar Outline

Print this page Extended Seminar Outline Seminar #1206 Learning Objectives

• Master Technical, Accounting, Automation, and Management Skills
• Plan, Organize, and Work More Efficiently and Effectively
• Anticipate Trends before They Become a Reality
• Find Out How to Make a Far Greater Contribution to Your Organization’s Financial Policy

Overview of the Controller’s Job

• See How a Controller Fits in Business
• Understand Controllership Functions and Organization Relationships
• Know the Elements Necessary for Success as a Controller
• Understand the Controller’s Role in Management

Leadership and the Controller’s Job

• Understand the Corporate Planning Cycle
• Comprehend the Controller’s Role in Strategic Planning
• Understand Capital Expenditure Forecasting, Evaluation, and Control
• Use Value-added Processes
• Understand Cash Flow Forecasting
• Understand Operating Forecasting
• Know How to Evaluate Shareholder Expectations
• Control and Administer Operating Budgets

Technical Aspects of the Controller’s Job

• Understand How to Establish an Effective Reporting System
• Know How to Create Effective Reports
• Identify the Different Types of Audits and Auditing Processes
• Understand Accounting Controls and Procedures
• Discuss Various Issues Facing Controllers Today

Information Technology and the Controller’s Job

• Understand Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
• Discuss Developments in Electronic Commerce (EC) and Business-to-Business (B2B) Trading
• Work with Relational Databases and Accounting Systems
• Use Information Security and Control
• Understand Reengineering and Automation
• Effectively Implement Information Systems

Management and the Controller’s Job

• Understand the Principles of Managing Up and Managing Down
• Sell Ideas to Upper Management
• Manage Priorities and Responsibilities
• Understand Employee Training and Development
• Communicate Effectively
• Manage Your Time

Who Should Attend

Newly appointed corporate controllers, division and plant controllers, assistant controllers and their staffs.

Note: You'll need a calculator for this seminar.