Leading and Managing the Accounting Department WEBCAST
Overview
Welcome to a management course that helps CFOs and Controllers lead the Accounting Department. It is essential that the Accounting Department have a Vision which is aligned with the Business goals. Controllers must also be comfortable with wearing multiple ‘hats’ in the business. The head of the Accounting Department must be skilled in a variety of leadership skills, technical skills, managerial skills and current management techniques.
Highlights
Leadership. Management.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs and corporate financial managers.
Objectives
Understand and describe their vision for the accounting department. Leverage ChatGPT to improve the accounting department in all areas of process, systems, employee performance and leadership. Understand the tradeoff of wearing multiple hats. Learn servant leadership concepts as well as leadership characteristics. Learn the importance of implementing lean office techniques within the accounting department. Understand their role in managing employees. Recruit, retain, develop, and correct mistakes.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
James Lindell, Thorsten Consulting Group Inc
James (Jim) T. Lindell is the President of a Wisconsin based provider of strategic & financial consulting, professional speaking, training, and executive coaching. Jim has an extensive background in senior management including positions as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Assistant Controller. Jim has worked with a variety of industries including: manufacturing, health care, not for profit, distribution and food processing. He has been involved in more than 40 M & A projects. James Lindell is a Certified Public Accountant with public accounting experience at several local and regional accounting firms. He is a TEC Chairman (The Executive Committee). He is a member (and instructor) of the American Institute of CPA’s and the Wisconsin Institute of CPA’s and a member of Wisconsin Chapter of National Speaker Association. . Jim is the author of the AICPA course “AICPA’s Annual Update for Controllers”, “Targeting the Bottom Line: Taking the Guesswork out of Financial Management”. He is a contributing author of the AICPA course “The Fast Close, Soft Close, Virtual Close? Now Days not Weeks”. James Lindell is “an excellent discussion leader! He has good presentaiton skills, he involves the group, and he makes his material interesting.” - S. Krohmer, attended AICPA’s Annual Update for Controllers. James Lindell is “a great speaker who is very interesting and engaging.” - L. Meadows, attended AICPA’s Annual Update for Controllers.
Non-Member Price $159.00
Member Price $129.00