Controllership Skills Update: Budgeting, Forecasting, and Big Data Webinar
Mar 21
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Online
1-A&A; 1-Other
CPE Credits
- Gain knowledge in all facets of the budgeting process
- Recognize techniques to improve forecasting
- Learn how a budget can be a vital tool for overall long-term improvement
- Identify immediate actions that can result in measurable benefits to an organization
- Become aware of the management, uses, and potential benefits of Big Data
- Garner techniques for further research
Highlights
- Why Forecasts and Budgets are Frequently Wrong: Behavioral finance; Improper goal setting; Games; Continuing the status quo; Traditional budgeting techniques
- Incorporating Strategy into Budgets: Improving measurement systems; Common errors; Developing strategies and appropriate measurements; Exercise on the potential impact of the recent changes in the tax regulations
- Expanding the Budgeting Framework: Quarterly and rolling forecasts; Mission-based budgeting; Zero-based budgeting; Post-completion evaluations; Contingency planning; Identifying improvements
- Big Data: Definition; Challenges; Goals; Current uses/examples; Sources of information
- Analytical Tools: Ratio analysis; Benchmarking; Pareto analysis; Trend analysis; Regression; Simulation
Registration
PICPA Member: $89
Nonmember: $114
More Information
Course No.
CON3-2018-01-WEBNR-80-01
Level:
Update
Prerequisites:
Experience and/or exposure to financial management
Notes
This webinar is hosted by PICPA's partner, Surgent CPE. After registering, you will receive an email from Surgent CPE with the log-in information.
Speaker(s)
Anthony LaRusso
Course No. CON3-2018-01-WEBNR-80-01
Level: Update
Prerequisites: Experience and/or exposure to financial management
Notes
This webinar is hosted by PICPA's partner, Surgent CPE. After registering, you will receive an email from Surgent CPE with the log-in information.
Anthony LaRusso
