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Did you know that Microsoft has quietly been turbocharging Excel by integrating industrial-strength Business Intelligence and Reporting engines into it? Did you know that these new capabilities are 100% built for YOU, and that you can be successful with them in your first day? This session will emp…

We live and work in a world where customer demands are increasing, technology is enabling and disrupting business, and talent trends continue to change how today's workforce operates…

During this session, we will explore AI and ML solutions existing in accounting and finance. As well as, discuss how AI and machine learning will impact people, process and performance strategies. You will also gain a better understanding whether your team and organization are ready for AI and ML…

Cost accounting is a critical function and a key operational component for today’s successful producers and manufacturers. This session will cover basic cost accounting concepts and practices, theories of pricing, and the ways in which cost accounting can be used as a performance measure…

In November 2018 the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) published a complete set of 77 globally applicable, industry-specific standards which identify the minimal set of financially material sustainability topics and their associated metrics for the typical company in an industry…

A progressive shift is taking place within organizations. Visionary companies are turning to finance automation tools to increase efficiency, improve accuracy, and decrease risk…

For our Finance users, we discuss a breadth of new Excel features that capitalize on Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence and modern spreadsheeting: Power Query enhances self-service business intelligence (BI) for Excel with an intuitive and consistent experience for discovering, combinin…

We are in the eleventh year of the economic expansion (the longest in U.S. history) following the “Great Recession” of 2008 and 2009. During the economic downturn the economy experienced outsized losses in the housing, manufacturing and jobs…

One of the major roles that manufacturing accountants play is to identify cost savings activities and present those to the COO, VP of Manufacturing or the plant manager…

This session will cover hot topics related to FASB standards, proposals and projects, including recently issued guidance and implementation challenges facing many companies today…

Fraud Prevention is a challenge for small businesses. Learn how one CFO addresses these challenges and built a system of internal controls after a fraud occurred…

The expectations of Corporate Finance professionals have skyrocketed in recent years. While technical competence remains important, it now simply represents the price of admission…

How finance leadership and their teams can benefit from a new set of skills and digital talent to advance digital transformation of their accounting and finance functions…

This session will discuss the role accounting & finance plays in start up and scaling organizations by providing example of pain points and growth areas…

How does the CFO help drive business partnership? What role does technology play? What are some top skills CFO's are looking for in their teams? This session explores these and other questions…

The session will focus on an overview of the technical accounting requirements for the new leasing standard, practical implementation considerations, and hot topics for 'day 2' accounting post implementation…

Alarmed by reports that the US Deficit is approaching $1.0 trillion and the debt has exceeded $22…

Today's controllers do more than compile packages of reports—they interpret the data and contribute to decision-making. Learn best practices that top controllers have employed to cut out spreadsheets, streamline the close, automate reporting and become a strategic partner to the business…

Globally, technology is disrupting the way business is done. As business models and strategies evolve how the accounting and finance function adds value will be redefined. The speed of change, the complexity and volatility of businesses stretch the current competencies of our profession…

Lease Accounting will be the biggest project of the year in 2020 for the finance organizations at many private companies as they race to comply with the upcoming deadlines for ASC 842…

Health plan cost increases continue to outpace other economic indicators. For most manufacturers health plan cost is the third largest cost item after raw materials and payroll. Health plans contribute to productivity of your workforce as well as supporting attraction and retention of key talent…

Scenario Planning and Analysis is a vital tool in the Corporate Finance toolkit. The pace of change and the level of uncertainty have obsoleted single-point projections…

Running an internet startup and pioneering new methodologies for an entrenched industry is hard work…

Today leading has become increasingly difficult with a multi generational workforce and pressures on the profession. In this session we will explore how to transform your leadership style ensuring greater alignment with those you lead either directly or indirectly…