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CAS - Ready to be an Effective CFO? Skills to Succeed WEBCAST - presented by the Idaho Society of CPAs

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2.0 Credits

Member Price $100.00

Non-Member Price $120.00

Overview

With all the buzz about the additional responsibilities of CFOs today, what are the essential skillsets for success? How do you excel when you are spread so thin? Becoming the multi-skilled CFO companies are looking for requires you to balance traditional responsibilities with new demands. How do you utilize your key relationships and your team to fill the gaps and make sure nothing slips through? To be effective requires a shift in the way financial leaders think and approach their day - rather than a never-ending chase after new skillsets. Thinking differently about how to accomplish the broad spectrum of CFO responsibilities is a key lesson in your essential lifelong learning. We will review many tactics to help you become even more effective. NOTE: The Season Ticket and Coupons are not applicable for this course.

Highlights

Utilizing your team - your whole team. Your company, your experts - your resources. Maintaining relationships with key external parties can be your secret weapon. Building key connections - who, how, and when. Making critical decisions timely. Translating data analytics into what matters. Knowing when to delegate. Gaining knowledge efficiently. Deciphering what to learn. Determining the questions to ask. Becoming the Chief Value Officer. Communicating what drives value. Understanding risk.

Prerequisites

At least six months of professional financial statement analysis experience, or at least six credit hours of corporate finance classwork at an accredited university.

Designed For

CPAs and financial professionals interested in Client Accounting Services (CAS). CFOs.

Objectives

Understand how to look at the requirements of the modern-day CFO differently and how to be an effective leader in your organization.

Preparation

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Anita Layton

Anita Layton, MBA, CPA, CMA, is a financial executive based in Charlotte, NC. Her expertise is in leading process improvement initiatives, implementing financial systems, and managing corporate finance. She gained her experience working with an international construction management and development company. Anita received her MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is an adjunct professor for UNC Charlotte.

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Non-Member Price $120.00

Member Price $100.00