OBJECTIVE:
Is your finance department seen as a cost-center? Are you under-utilized and under-appreciated? You can change that paradigm. You can transform into a value-added, highly sought-after partner in your organization. 

The traditional cost center is focused on the past, preparing historical financial statement and budget to-actual analysis. The value-adding finance department is focused on the future, helping to guide strategy, protect against risk, implementing change effectively, and becoming a trusted organizational adviser. 

LEARNING OUTCOME: 
By the end of this course, participants should be able to: 

• Identify the critical skills that today’s finance professionals need to add value to their team, other departments, and the company. 
• Apply the Backcasting method of strategic planning to help plan your organization’s desired future. 
• Determine how to apply the Balanced Scorecard to your organization’s strategy to track progress towards and achieve success faster. 
• Formulate a risk assessment to protect your organization’s success and minimize the chances of failure. 
• Recall different social styles for engagement, impact, and influence. 
• Determine how to plan for, implement and manage change. 
• Choose techniques to motivate and elevate your team.
• Use an insightful financial analysis to maintain what is working and make organizational improvements. 

CONTENT:
The topics in this seminar include: 

• Skills for the 21st century finance department 
• Strategic planning using the Backcasting method 
• The Balanced Scorecard Method for aligning goals and objectives to strategy 
• Risk identification, assessment, and mitigation 
• How to use social styles to build stronger relationships 
• Methods for effectively implementing change and minimizing the human pushback 
• Preparing a financial analysis that is insightful to the users, driving improvements to the organization
• Hiring, managing, and retaining high-achieving employees 

APPLICABLE FOR:
Finance professionals who want to develop the skills to transform the perception and elevate the impact of the finance department on the organization. 

WHAT TO EXPECT: 

•  After registering for the on-demand course, you will receive an email from Bridge (AICPA) with your login information within two business days.
• You will be required to sign into Bridge to access your course. To create a password for your Bridge account, use the forgot password link. The email from Bridge may take a few minutes to arrive. Please also check your junk folder.
• You will have 180 days after registration to complete the course. 
• This self-study course allows the user to save their progress and return to continue later.