BEACH RETREAT: Challenges Facing the Financial Professional for 2014 and Beyond – Frank Ryan, CPA (1BR007-14)
Description
Our financial and economic course is designed to take 50 key topics for
financial executives and explore them in sufficient depth so that the
CFO/Controller/Financial Executive can take away useful and practical
recommendations dealing with the topic at hand. As the economy continues
to struggle the critical importance of governance and effective
management controls take a more prominent role for the CFO/Controller.
This course provides guidance to the financial executive in dealing with
the financial and accounting issues of these volatile financial markets
that the global economy is currently experiencing. Useful tools will be
explored as it relates to the major risks an organization faces and how
to effectively use those tools in strategic and operational roles of the
CFO/Controller particularly as it relates to HR, dealing with difficult
people and ethics.
Learning Objectives
Develop an effective governance model for the organization to include
board development and communication.
Develop an effective leadership
development program for financial professionals.
Deal with emerging
difficult accounting issues to include IFRS, ASC, fair value,
derivatives, Dodd-Frank Bill, health care reform and their impact on an
organization
Evaluate the effectiveness of the Human Resources programs
within an organization to include personnel evaluations, pay, process
controls in hiring.
Create Programs for dealing with difficult people.
Evaluate the effectiveness of ethics programs and the tone at the top
relative to risk management
Identify factors influencing the debt and
equity mix to manage growth and risk.
Manage growth and right-sizing an
organization in challenging times.
Develop a daily flash report of
internal reporting to monitor critical enterprise risks
