[Executive Education, Inc. - Seminars for Corporate Financial Managers & Management Advisory Services]

Full Day Seminar

Corporate Financial Reporting

Presenting Understandable Financial Information

Accounting may be “the language of business” but financial reports are often foreign and unintelligible to members of company management.

This seminar discusses how to make financial reports easier to prepare, easier to read and generally more useful to users who do not have an accounting degree.

Participant Feedback

John was great at getting involvement and answering questions. I leave excited about going back to the office to make some changes. —Des Moines, IA

Topics Discussed Include:

Improving Financial Systems Design

  • Structuring the chart of accounts
  • Organizing to support responsibility reporting
  • Using output metrics for operating activities

Financial Report Design

  • Avoiding “The Goldilocks Syndrome”
  • Improving readability
  • Formatting tips to improve readability
  • “Don’t let this happen to you” examples

Communicating Financial Messages

  • Choosing your main message
  • Supporting your message
  • Speaking a language your audience understands

Case Studies and Discussion

This seminar includes group discussion of four exercises.  

Additional Information

Target Audience: Financial managers who are in charge of internal financial reporting

Level of Knowledge: Intermediate

CPE Credit: 8 hours group live

Area of Study:
      Traditional: A&A
      Accounting

Prerequisite: None

Adv. Preparation: None

Author: Rick Van Es

Acronym: CFR

Scheduling: This seminar works well with most of our other seminars to make a multi-day series.