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

Half Day Seminar

Lean Accounting

Applying Lean Thinking to Financial Management

Pressures from many sources are forcing financial managers to seek ways to do more with less. With pressures from increased regulation and competition, accountants everywhere are rethinking the way they manage.

This seminar will show you how to identify the value-providing outputs from the accounting department and focus on creating effective processes to deliver that value.

Participant Feedback

This was a really excellent course and discussion leader.
—Bellevue, WA

Topics Discussed Include:

  • Define the value accounting produces
  • Identify the value stream
  • Make the value stream flow
  • Implement a “pull” system for financial information
  • Making accounting systems flow efficiently
  • Eliminate processes that do not produce value
  • Understand cellular processing techniques
  • Developing a culture of continuous improvement

Cases and Group Discussion

This seminar includes group discussion of four lean accounting cases.

Additional Information

Target Audience: CFOs, controllers and other corporate financial managers

Level of Knowledge: Intermediate

CPE Credit: 4 hours group live

Area of Study:
      Traditional: Mgt.
      NASBA: Bus. Mgt

Prerequisite: None

Advanced Preparation: Bring a calculator

Authors: John L. Daly and Rick Van Es

Acronym: LA

Scheduling: This seminar will work with many of our other half-day seminars to provide a full day program.