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360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions


Total Credits: 8 including 8 Accounting - Technical

Average Rating:
   83
Categories:
Accounting and Auditing |  Personal Development |  Professional Development |  ACPEN Industry Institute
Faculty:
Bob Mims, CPA
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
8 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

The budgeting process can be a time consuming and frustrating process for accountants.  The constraints and pressures can lead to poor decisions in both the technical and human components.  This series will offer solutions to the budgeting woes from both the big picture and in the details. 

 

Understanding and Preventing Budget Calamities

2 Hours - Accounting
•    Most of us lead or participate in the budget process at least annually.  Inherent flaws exist in the standard budget building process that you can solved by recognizing them and committing to solutions.  

Building Flexible Budgeting Models: Walking Through and Crunching The Numbers
2 Hours - Accounting
•    We can all learn from others and improve our budgeting process by listening to our colleagues’ wisdom and experience.  This session takes a unique review of the fundamental budget issues faced by all and walks through a detailed modeling process intended to generate discussion and best practices to improve your organization’s financial planning. 

Avoiding Budget People Issues:  Managing Budgeting’s Soft Side
2 Hours - Accounting
•    Financial plans have a technical component and human component.  We can resolve some of our budget issues by exploring the process’ human aspect.  This session includes a case study that measures an individual’s personality type and then explores how to use our strengths and weaknesses to create to a better plan.  

Budgeting:  Presenting and Communicating your Numbers
2 Hours - Accounting
•    Now that the budget is complete, how we communicate our plan is critical.  this session reveals some key guidelines in budget presentation and will identify key problems in how people often communicate financial plans. 
 

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Define the budget process
    • Understand varying budget cultures and choosing the right one for your organization
    • Walk through a 12-step cure for the typical Budgetaholic
    • Use Balanced Scorecard Budgeting
  • How to build a model that works
    • How the right Chart of Accounts can simplify your work 
    • Building a volume sensitive model
    • Budgeting to GAAP and for Board understanding
    • Efficiently modeling payroll and benefits
    • Identifying controllable and uncontrollable expenses
    • Using variables to stress test your budget
  • Understanding core personality types
    • Learning the type of person you are
    • Managing and coping with the budget team
    • Dealing with A, B and C players
    • Connecting through disconnection
  • Identifying the ‘big picture” and your communications role 
    • Communicating so others can understand us
    • Understanding a presentation’s anatomy 
    • Tips and tricks for budget presentation

Major Subjects
  • Budget defining,
  • Budget cultures
  • Tacticle budget issues
  • Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions
  • Understanding people in the budget process
  • Communicating your budget to non financial types

Course Materials

Faculty

Bob Mims, CPA's Profile

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Bob Mims, CPA, is an entrepreneur and accounting/management executive based in Memphis, TN. He has served as a financial consultant across various industries in the role of planning, modeling and CFO capacities.  Bob has had the privilege of serving as chair on an AICPA committee and on two FASB advisory committees.  During his ten years with the accounting firm KPMG, he was selected national instructor of the year on three occasions. 
Bob graduated from the University of Mississippi, and enjoys outdoor sports with his wife, 5 children, 2 service dogs, and a 20-pound cat named ‘Squirt’.
 


Dates

Fri, Dec 13, 2024 - 08:00am to 04:14pm MST
Sat, Dec 14, 2024 - 09:00am to 05:14pm MST
Mon, Dec 23, 2024 - 10:00am to 06:14pm MST
Mon, Jan 13, 2025 - 07:00am to 03:14pm MST
Fri, Jan 24, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:14pm MST
Sat, Feb 01, 2025 - 09:00am to 05:14pm MST
Thu, Feb 06, 2025 - 09:00am to 05:14pm MST
Tue, Feb 18, 2025 - 10:00am to 06:14pm MST
Thu, Mar 13, 2025 - 07:00am to 03:14pm MDT
Wed, Mar 26, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:14pm MDT
Thu, Apr 03, 2025 - 09:00am to 05:14pm MDT
Fri, Apr 18, 2025 - 10:00am to 06:14pm MDT
Wed, May 14, 2025 - 07:00am to 03:14pm MDT
Thu, May 29, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:14pm MDT
Tue, Jun 03, 2025 - 09:00am to 05:14pm MDT
Sat, Jun 07, 2025 - 09:00am to 05:14pm MDT
Fri, Jun 13, 2025 - 10:00am to 06:14pm MDT
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 - 07:00am to 03:14pm MDT

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites

None


Advanced Preparation

None


Designed For

Current and aspiring CFO's and Controllers and/or Finance related professionals involved in teh budget process


Original Recording Date

08/08/2022


Course Developer

The Knowledge Institute


Date Added to Catalog

08/02/2022


Yellow Book

No


Additional Information

Complaint Resolution Policy

Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199). 


Official Registry Statement

Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org


Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


Refund/Cancellation Policy

Please contact the ACPEN help desk 1-877-602-9877 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer. 


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Overall:      4.4

Total Reviews: 83

Comments

Richard E - Roanoke, Virginia

"Great job"

Shuang L

"Love this format!"

Benjamin F

"This was one of the best CPE courses i've taken. Bravo to the team. "

JIHONG L

"Thank you for the web course"

Thomas K

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Eugene B - Dearborn, Michigan

"Very Good."