CPE & Event Calendar
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Key Ratio Analysis
Available Until
Virtual
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
CPAs, bankers, CFOs, controllers, financial analysts, credit underwriters and other financial professionals use financial ratios, but do not leverage them for maximum effectiveness. Understand a five-step key financial ratio analysis model-liquidity, activity, leverage, operating performance and cash flow analysis-that will help clarify and unify this often confusing subject. Additionally, consider the lendable real estate equity model, including case studies that illustrate key concepts and apply the models outlined in this course. The webcast was originally broadcast on July 17, 2017. Note: There is a minimum passing rate of 70% for this course.
Not-for-Profit Organizations: Accounting Principles and Risk Management 2023
Available Until
Virtual
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Not-for-profit organizations are one of the fastest-growing sectors of our economy, making it increasingly important that auditors, attorneys, CFOs and other advisers understand the unique accounting principles and challenges that apply. Examine the core principles and practices of not-for-profit accounting; review the general characteristics and operational environment of not-for-profit organizations; and discuss how to apply generally accepted standards and principles. Also, learn risk management best practices and common accounting errors.
Practical Tips For Controllers & CFOs
Available Until
Virtual
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
This course provides over two hundred useful and unusual tips for accountants in financial leadership. These non-technical tips are illustrated through concrete examples derived from practical experience. You won't find these tips in courses or text books, but you'll be able to use many of them. It provides specific opportunities for bench-marking your practices with those of your peers.
Practical Tips for Not-For-Profit Financial Leaders
Available Until
Virtual
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $139
This course provides you with hundreds of useful and practical tips for accountants working in the Not-For-Profit sector. As a finance leader, you are expected to be able to deal with a myriad of issues and situations. You have your experience and what you learned from colleagues and mentors, but this course will provide you with many more veteran tips, including many unconventional ones. You won't find these tips in courses or text books, but you'll be able to use many of them. The course was created and is presented by an experienced CFO, with extensive real-life insight, who has created a number of courses and has spoken to over 16,000 accountants. It includes a very practical case on improving your internal financial reporting package. This course contains 1.0 ethics credits.
Strategies from a CFO Perspective
Available Until
Virtual
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
The wine industry is facing serious market challenges due to rising material costs and shortages. This course will explore these issues from a CFO's perspective, looking at the current market trends and how they are impacting wineries' bottom line. It will also discuss potential strategies to help wineries navigate through this difficult period of financial uncertainty.
Surgent's CFO/Controller's Roadmap to Success: Integrated Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting - Download
Available Until
Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Did 2020 show us that planning doesn't work? It might seem that way. But, obviously some organizations survived far better than others due to their ability to handle unexpected change. Many organizations spend huge amounts of money and effort at planning, forecasting, and budgeting and all too often the three disciplines are separated and not connected throughout the company. It appears that people who are doing the strategic planning aren't talking with the people who are doing the budgeting or forecasting. Also, there is a lack of uniform accountability throughout the organization. The pandemic has shown us that our planning process must be far nimbler and allow our organization to shift rapidly. This course is designed to completely integrate the planning process and show how it can move from long-range thinking, through medium-term planning, through the annual budget, and to the monthly cash-flow forecast. This course will teach the participant how to avoid many political pitfalls that end up causing a lack of accountability and often cause the planning process to be demotivating to the staff. This isn't just a strategic planning course or a budgeting course. It is a course that looks at the entire planning process from beginning to end and shows how much smoother it can be when it is an integrated process. While it is a technical course discussing many of the technical tricks and tips for producing a good plan, it is also a management course in that it will discuss the political aspects of planning.
Surgent's Controller/CFO Update: Hot Topics Facing Today's Financial Professional - Download
Available Until
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
In today's rapidly changing world, finance professionals are required to wear many hats and are often the keys to the success of the organization. On one hand, they need to be abreast of the latest proven financial skills for making the best decisions, and on the other hand they need the best skills to motivate, manage, and lead people. Being pigeon-holed into one area or another is neither good for career building nor good for the organization. This reality has proven to be even more true with the advent of COVID-19. We'll cover the latest issues that all CFOs and controllers need to know about and provide how-to guidance to allow for immediate use in their organizations. The program is focused on organizational success and will concentrate on ways to manage risk and achieve greater productivity.
Surgent's Controller/CFO Update: Hot Topics Facing Today's Financial Professional - On-Demand Webcast
Available Until
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
In today's rapidly changing world, finance professionals are required to wear many hats and are often the keys to the success of the organization. On one hand, they need to be abreast of the latest proven financial skills for making the best decisions, and on the other hand they need the best skills to motivate, manage, and lead people. Being pigeon-holed into one area or another is neither good for career building nor good for the organization. This reality has proven to be even more true with the advent of COVID-19. We'll cover the latest issues that all CFOs and controllers need to know about and provide how-to guidance to allow for immediate use in their organizations. The program is focused on organizational success and will concentrate on ways to manage risk and achieve greater productivity.
Surgent's Current Developments and Best Practices for Today's CFOs and Controllers - Download
Available Until
Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
In today's rapidly changing world, finance professionals are required to wear many hats and are often the keys to the organization's success. On one hand, they need to be abreast of the latest proven financial skills for making the best decisions, and on the other hand they need the best skills to motivate, manage, and lead people. Being pigeon-holed into one area or another is neither good for career building nor for the good of the organization. This reality has proven to be even more true with the advent of COVID-19. This course is designed to give the CFO and controller the skills needed to lead their organizations into the rapidly changing decade, and also redesigned to concentrate on what we have learned from the pandemic. Another unique aspect of this course is its constant evolution. We know change is occurring at an exponential rate, and that has proven to be the case in all areas of finance, management, and leadership over the past year. The course deals with these new issues and will continue to be updated as necessary throughout the year.
Surgent's Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Critical Skills for CFOs and Controllers - Download
Available Until
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
All organizations are looking for ways to gain an advantage over the competition. This practical and interactive session will present a toolkit of ideas to help CFOs, controllers and finance professionals better position their organizations for the future. We know change is occurring at an exponential rate, and that has proven to be the case in all areas of finance, management, and leadership over the past year. The course deals with these new issues and will continue to be updated as necessary throughout the year. Become the "financial hero" of your organization and make a positive impact on the bottom-line.
Surgent's Surging Auditors: Professional Skeptic - Download
Available Until
Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Participants play the role of an auditor collecting information, making inquiries, and documenting findings around the audit of Home D‚cor and More. They develop professional skepticism skills as they analyze data obtained from an interview with Courtney the Controller, comparing, confirming, and corroborating it against information provided by the CFO. Some things aren't matching up and the player uses Courtney's responses and their own questioning mind to consider the next step. They need to be alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement due to fraud or error, and a critical assessment of the audit evidence to develop a sense of when things just don't look right.