CPE Catalog
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Employee Theft: Understanding the Why and Preventing the Loss with Terry Shulman
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Online
2.00 Credits
Employee theft is a growing problem, costing businesses billions of dollars annually. In this compelling session, Terry Shulman provides an in-depth look at the psychological, social, and organizational factors that drive employees to steal. As both a legal and behavioral expert, Shulman blends real-world case studies with psychological insights to explore why good employees make bad choices—and what businesses can do to prevent it.
Multiply Your Time: Tame Your To-Do List and Fight Distractions So You Can Get The Right Things Done
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Online
1.00 Credits
You have more to do than time to do it. When you finally find the time, distractions steal it away again. As a leader with multiple layers of demands on your time, how can you possibly get it all done? In this course, I will help you learn practical productivity strategies so you can tame your to do list and multiply your time. It’s just wrong for a to-do list to rule your life. Learn how to take back your time…and your life.
Revenue Recognition Topic 606 Contract with Customers - Identify the Contract Part 2
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Online
1.20 Credits
This course is a continuation of discussion over Step One in the revenue recognition process of Identify the Contract. Specifically, this session delves further into the considerations surrounding contract modifications, change orders, unpriced change orders, cancelations, non-finalized changes and accounting treatment when a contract does not exist.
The Controller Function - Elevating the Role
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Online
1.50 Credits
This is the beginning of a series that will cover major aspects of the Controllership function. Controllers are essential to the day-to-day accounting for organizations. Yet, the role is not often readily understood. In today’s world of acronyms such as CFO, CEO, COO, CAO, etc., the Controller function may get lost in the shuffle. However, they are a critical group of professionals who ensure the adequacy and transparency of accounting and financial reporting information. A Controller is an individual who has responsibility for all accounting-related activities including high-level accounting, managerial counting, and finance activities within a company. The duties of a Controller include assisting with the preparation of the operating budgets, overseeing financial reporting, and performing essential duties relating to payroll. However, in today’s evolving world, the Controller function can provide much more in-depth value to their organizations. This series is dedicated to exploring the traditional Controller role and stepping out of the box to identify areas where the Controller can add strategic value to their organizations. In this first course we focus on the typical Controller function and begin to identify ways to elevate the function.
Asset Misappropriation - Let Me Count the Ways
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Online
2.00 Credits
As discussed in the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Occupational Fraud 2022: A Report to the Nations, 86% of all frauds are misappropriation of assets. Why is the misappropriation of assets so large? Because there as so many of them it creates many, many opportunities. And the asset which is stolen the most? CASH! Because it’s easy to conceal and you don’t have to convert it. During this presentation, the many, many different ways to misappropriate (steal) assets and which assets (besides cash) are most subject to misappropriation are discussed as well as how to recognize such and more importantly, how easy it is to prevent it!
Common Sense CFO: Decoding and Mitigating Internal and External Risks
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Online
2.00 Credits
Do you get bored with similar rubrics’ cube COSO risk model courses? They are important and great, but this course is intended to offer a fresh approach on the view of risk using the dynamic landscape of modern business; CFOs are charged with navigating an array of external and internal risks that can impact organizational performance and sustainability. This seminar will empower finance professionals with the foresight and practical tools needed to understand, anticipate, and mitigate both external and internal risks. We must be aware and anticipate. If we do not adequately prepare, we will be exposed to avoidable and onerous risk. Essential for leaders and organizations that want to survive and thrive. This seminar stands on its own but is also part of the Common Sense CFO series.