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Preparing for a CFO Role WEBCAST

Friday, May 19
6:30am - 7:30am PDT

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1.0 Credits

Member Price $39.00

Non-Member Price $59.00

Overview

Many accountants spend their early career trying to develop technical skills, yet a surprising proportion of public company Chief Financial Officers don’t even have an accounting degree. What does it take to become a CFO and be successful once you get there? Whether you are early or late in your career, this course will provide valuable insights. Come hear stories of a real-world CFO’s successes and failures.

Highlights

Why building trust is essential. How trusting relationships makes us more effective. Steps to build trust. The surprising backgrounds of CFOs. Non-technical skills you need to be a CFO. How to improve your skills every day. Recent trends in financial management. Insights from the COVID crisis. Skills you’ll need for tomorrow.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

All financial leaders

Objectives

Understand how effective leaders build trust. Know how to best prepare yourself to become a CFO. Hear three financial veterans discuss the skills that will be necessary for the next 10 years.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

John Daly

John L. Daly is a Chelsea, Michigan based management consultant specializing in costing, pricing strategy and pricing model development. He has taught continuing professional education courses since 1995. Earlier in his career, John was Chief Financial Officer for a Tier 1 automotive parts supplier. He also has been CFO for a large restaurant chain and COO for a window treatments manufacturer and retailing chain. He is the author of Pricing for Profitability published by Wiley & Sons.

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Non-Member Price $59.00

Member Price $39.00