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Finance Business Partnering: A Roadmap to Strategic Influence

Thursday, April 17
 10:00am - 11:00am

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Member Price $75.00

Non-Member Price $89.00

Overview

Become a trusted and valued business partner

In the dynamic landscape of modern business, the role of finance professionals is rapidly evolving. No longer confined to traditional number-crunching, today’s finance experts are expected to be strategic partners, influential in shaping the future of their organizations.

Global trends and changing organizational environments drive finance to be more strategic and proactive - to move beyond reporting on results to helping business units achieve results.

During this session, we will dive into essential skills for finance professionals, such as:

  • Building effective stakeholder relationships
  • Developing acute business acumen
  • Enhancing strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities

    This webcast will provide attendees with a roadmap to becoming a trusted and valued business partner.

    Objectives

    • Distinguish between the old-school finance approach and what is required in the future of finance.
    • Recall the definition of business partnering.
    • Identify the key skills necessary to be an effective business partner.

    Highlights

    The session is organized into five sections addressing the following key topics:

    1. The Evolution of the Finance role
    2. Defining Business Partnering
    3. Building Relationships
    4. Business Acumen
    5. Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving

    Designed For

    Finance professionals who want to have more influence and impact, and to play a pivotal role in driving their organizations forward.

    Prerequisites

    None

    Notice

    You will receive an email from the AICPA with instructions to access the webinar.

  • Leader(s):

    Leader Bios

    Jennifer Elder, Educational Speaker, The Sustainable CFO

    Jennifer Elder, CPA, CMA, CIA, CFF, CGMA helps businesses survive in turbulent times with strategic solutions. For more than 20 years, she has been helping organizations future-proof their business by solidifying their strengths, developing eternal vigilance, and creating a future-focused mindset. As a consultant and keynote speaker Jennifer is known for being energetic and enthusiastic, She has conducted seminars for the Fortune 500, the US Government, State CPA Societies, and CPA firms in 44 states and 2 countries. She is a business generalist and an accounting expert who can make the complicated simple, awesomely simple. She is a published author, named a “2015 Woman to Watch” by the AICPA and MACPA, and been awarded Outstanding Educator bythe AICPA for the past three years. When not on the road teaching, she is either living on her boat on Chesapeake Bay or skiing the slopes of New Hampshire with her husband and two cats (no the cats don’t ski!)

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    Non-Member Price $89.00

    Member Price $75.00