You’ve been tapped to create the forecast process for your division. Now what? Even if you understand the basics, what can you do to make the process faster? More efficient? Cleaner? More accurate? Just better? We’ll discuss best practices in budgeting and forecasting, along with some tips and tricks to make your product the best […]
Budgeting, Finance and Controls
Internal Control Workshop: Live & Customized
How do you make sure bad things don’t happen? Implement an internal control! In this comprehensive workshop, learn how to define risks and apply controls to mitigate the risks – without creating a burdensome bureaucracy. We will create relevant internal controls and evaluate whether the controls will work together in an integrated manner to achieve […]
Maximizing Cash Flow
To ultimately succeed, a business must be able to generate a healthy cash flow. Without it, the business will be unable to pay its bills and react quickly to market opportunities or threats. Learn the secrets of working capital management that Dell, Wal-Mart, and Apple use to manage their working capital and turn their operations […]
Financial Statement Analysis
What story are your financial statements telling about your company? Or—what story are the competitor’s financial statements telling? By running a few numbers and analyzing the status of certain key financial statement balances, you can begin to develop an overall picture of an organization’s health. Course objectives include: Determine key ratios for a particular industry […]
Performance-Based Budgeting
Performance budgeting may be the best way to respond to increasing customer demand at a reasonable cost. Performance budgeting provides the means to link performance goals to the appropriate resources and then hold managers at each level accountable for achieving the results. Performance-based budgets put the money where the goals are. Large organizations and the […]
How to Interpret Financial Statements: The Basics of Finance for Non-Financial Professionals
No doubt about it, the more you know the language of business, the more you will be able to contribute to your organization’s success. Understanding the ins-and-outs of business finance, budgeting, and costs leads to wise and profitable decisions. This fun and interactive course starts with a humorous DVD starring John Cleese, of Monty Python […]