These workshops are aimed at existing and aspiring CFOs (including finance directors/controllers/managers, strategic/business planners and anyone responsible for improving the finance and planning operations) who want to improve their knowledge and performance. They are applicable to both the private and public sector.
First of a series of workshops, spread out over the year, which will enable you to supplement your knowledge with all the latest tools, techniques and best practices and to drive positive growth and change inside your organisation.
Book the series or chose individual workshops - it could be the defining moment in your career.
Speaker Details
John McKenzie began his career in Ford Motor Company, initially as an industrial chemist, then in quality management and engineering. In 1986 John joined Unipart, initially as Operations Manager and latterly as Business Development Manager with responsibility for internal consulting and change management as well as leadership of the ABC/M team. In this role he became one of Europe’s leading practitioners and experts in the field of ABC.
In 1995 John moved to Armstrong Laing Plc, producers of advanced ABC/M software, as Director of Consulting. In 2000 he was appointed group-wide International Market Development Director.
In 2005, John joined SAS, as Head of Financial Intelligence, responsible for budgeting, financial planning, ABC/M, and performance management software.
To date he has spoken at over 300 conferences and seminars in the U.K., Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Australia and USA, on diverse topics such as Financial Planning, Strategic Management and Accounting, Performance Measurement, Advanced Budgeting, Activity Based Costing and Management and Process Re-engineering.
THIS COURSE IS RUN BY CIMA MASTERCOURSES
Workshop one - finance leadership
You need to rise above the basic accounting routines and become a change leader who can transform finance into a best-in-class operation. You need to make an honest assessment of how effective you are and prepare a vision and roadmap of where you want to be in a few years from now. And you need to take your team with you on the journey.
This workshop will teach you how to:
- develop a vision and roadmap for finance (aligning the CEO–CFO visions)
- improve finance efficiency (how to cut out low value work, increase quality and reduce costs)
- improve finance effectiveness (how to turn finance into a valued and trusted business partner)
- build your team
- use IT to build a best practice performance management system
- design and use a finance scorecard to set goals and action plans for finance and to measure performance progress
Case examples include Cisco Systems, GE, Handelsbanken and American Express.
The course starts with registration and coffee at 9.00 and ends at 5.00. Morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea are provided.
Based on many insights into how the best CFOs have improved their finance operations, this series provides the opportunity for you to take a career step-change in knowledge and performance. It will cover a wide range of topics including leadership, efficiency, strategy, profitability, planning and measurement.
6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)