Practical Tips for Government Accountants

Overview:

This full-day course provides hundreds of useful and often unusual tips for accountants working at any level of government, as well as government agencies. Many tips will apply directly, while others will inspire innovative thinking from private sector experience and ideas, while not applying directly. The tips are illustrated through concrete examples derived from practical experience. Accountants are expected to be able to deal with a myriad of issues and situations. Each has their experience and what they learned from colleagues and mentors, but this course will provide with many more veteran tips, including numerous unconventional ones. Value will also be obtained from the sharing of experiences and practices by the participants.  Over 12,000 accountants have attended the private sector courses which form the basis of this session. It was created and is presented by an experienced private sector CFO, with extensive real-life insight. 

Course Content:

In this course you will gain knowledge about the following topics: 

• Learn tips on key indicator reporting
• How to do a faster close, process improvement
• Learn extra creative thinking for accountants
• Working better with lawyers:
• How to achieve more useful financial and management reporting
• Learn to deal wisely with ethical issues
• Creative thinking for accountants
• Practical technology tips
• Some different management & leadership tips
• Critical steps when you change jobs
• Trouble spots for financial leaders
• Some financial modeling keys
• Quantitative finance function measurement
• Negotiating tips 
• Interviewing – a different approach    

Who Will Benefit: 

Accountants at any level of government 

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