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

Description

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. We'll explore new additional roles that controllers are now accepting and outline a roadmap 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.

Highlights

Topics Discussed

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

Objectives

When you complete this course you will be able to:

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.

Designed For

CFOs, controllers, and management accountants who want to improve the value add and impact of their skill set to drive the financial performance of an organization