Designed For

This seminar is for people who are, or aspire to be, chief financial officers. We will focus discussions on medium-sized organizations.

Objectives

Your financial accounting credentials do not automatically qualify you for a CFO role. Today’s CFOs have skills that go far beyond financial accounting. Come share ideas with veteran CFOs and learn new techniques that will make you more effective now and long into the future.

Major Subjects

Topics DiscussedCFO’s Role in Strategy Development    Identify a source of competitive advantage    Map your strategy    Tie your strategy to performance metrics    Execute your strategyCFO’s Role in Strategic Cash Management    Know where and how to get money?    Set your cash management policy    Prevent cash management surprisesCFO’s Role in Strategic Risk Management    Identify possible exposure    Evaluate consequences    Prepare for the unexpectedCFO’s Role in Strategic Financial Communications    Why your board’s “knowing nods” may be a bad sign?    Providing financial education to your stakeholders    Telling your organization’s story

Prerequisites

Participants should have at least six months of industry experience and thorough knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices.