Accounting Best Practices FLEXCAST
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11.0 Credits
Member Price $49.00
Non-Member Price $56.00
Overview
The accounting department contains a broad array of processes, all of which can be fine-tuned to improve their performance. In the Accounting Best Practices course, we cover hundreds of best practices and tips that can reduce costs, increase transaction speeds, and eliminate errors. The topics covered include billings, budgeting, cost accounting, payroll, and much more. This is an essential guide for the practicing accountant.
Highlights
Overview of best practices. Credit best practices. Billing best practices. Collections best practices. Cash best practices. Payable best practices. Payroll best practices, and more.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, and other financial managers.
Objectives
Identify the benefits of using best practices. Specify how to improve upon a best practice. Describe the dangers of using best practices too much. Identify the quality considerations associated with credit activities. Specify how customers should be informed about a firm’s credit policy. Identify the red flags indicating customer financial trouble. Recall when a customized credit scoring system is most useful. Specify the indicators of creditworthiness, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $56.00
Member Price $49.00