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Technical Workshop Series: Shaping Up Your Accounting Function: Trimming the Fat and Going Lean

SPEAKER: TBA

Cost: $295 Members / $365 Non-members

 Program Overview

Learn how to eliminate waste in your accounting department by trimming the day-to-day fat that often accumulates and becoming a much leaner and more efficient operation. Gain a practical and real world understanding of the “value stream mapping” tool and use it to efficiently establish and maintain a lean accounting function. Obtain insights on how lean thinking and related tools and techniques can be used to streamline your financial, operational, and managerial accounting operations. This course will focus on eliminating waste from financial accounting processes such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, the general ledger and month-end close. It will illustrate how accounting functions can be aligned with lean goals and lean performance measures and how your firm or client can make a smooth and successful transformation to a lean accounting function.

• Eliminate waste from financial accounting processes

• Streamline operational accounting and performance measurement

• Improve managerial accounting policies and procedures

• Make a successful transformation to a lean accounting function

• Focus on improving the value stream and customer value

Thursday, December 18, 2008 REGISTER [Online] [Fax/Mail]

Chicago, IL
Location: ICPAS Education Center, 550 W. Jackson, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60661
CPE Credits: 8 Hours
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Course Code: C36403

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