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Course : Improving the performance of the financial and accounting departments

Improving the performance of the financial and accounting departments




Conveying reliable financial information within a reasonable timeframe is more of a challenge than ever before. This training course will allow you to improve the performance of your finance function, specifically through a reduction in closure times, improvements to processes and the implementation of new management tools.


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  2d - 14h00
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Conveying reliable financial information within a reasonable timeframe is more of a challenge than ever before. This training course will allow you to improve the performance of your finance function, specifically through a reduction in closure times, improvements to processes and the implementation of new management tools.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Position the accounting and financial functions within the company
Improve the quality of the various cross-departmental processes
Help you to be better organized so that you can focus on your high value-added specialist projects
Implement new management tools
Promote interaction between the accounting and finance teams and the other departments

Intended audience
Administrative and financial managers, accounting managers, managers of cross-departmental functions.

Prerequisites
Have verifiable experience in the accounting and financial functions.

Course schedule

1
Positioning the accounting and financial functions within the company

  • Defining the main tasks and determining the major objectives of the financial departments.
  • Analyzing the needs of internal customers.
Hands-on work
Discussions Listing and prioritizing the tasks within each company.

2
Assessing the performance of the financial departments

  • Ensuring consistency, quality and compliance in the financial reporting.
  • Managing the various regulatory, accounting and fiscal requirements.
  • Analyzing the cross-departmental processes: management and review processes.
  • Assessing the quality of the departments: reactivity, verifiability, productivity.
Hands-on work
Characterize the performance of the accounting and financial departments. Assess the processes in which the trainees are involved.

3
Arranging the implementation of the strategy for developing the organization

  • Establishing a unified and simplified management benchmark based on an ERP.
  • Adapting the tool to changes in the company in accordance with strategic, functional and financial requirements.
  • Standardizing reporting: reducing the closure and financial reporting timescales.
  • Ensuring that the accounting and finance frameworks comply with the regulations in force.
  • Enhancing performance: develop EDI, scanning of invoices, electronic data management.
  • Implementing new forms of organization: shared service center, outsourcing, etc.
Hands-on work
Case study Suggest ways to optimize closure times. List the best methods for organizing the department.

4
Optimizing the accounting and reporting processes

  • Constructing scorecards: defining performance indicators.
  • Establishing a process for the observation and analysis of internal and external performance.
  • Communicating with different contacts: knowing how to motivate.
  • Promoting the added value of the accounting and financial departments.
Hands-on work
Role-playing With the help of the scorecards you have designed, simulate how they might be used in a meeting between departments. Role-playing.