The course explores the challenges of the current economic trends and analyzes their impact on you as the financial executive in areas of human resource management; credit markets and banking; risk management and pandemic style disruptions; cash flow planning strategies; debt and equity mix impacts in uncertain markets; globalization of the market in times of uncertainty; retirement planning and social security funding; and acquiring distressed companies and assets. Specific recommendations and insights will be offered to you to deal with the challenges.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the current economic issues for the CFO/Controller, including:
- Strategic operational planning and risk management
- Regulatory, fiscal, and monetary policies and their impact on the organization
- Managing the finances of the organization during periods of rapid changes
- Managing risk in an uncertain economic climate
Major Topics
- Taking a strategic perspective relative to risk management and crisis management
- Reviewing the impact uncertainty and risk at the operational level relative to short- and intermediate-term decision making
- Determining the safety and soundness of the financial plans for your organization in an uncertain economic climate specifically as it relates to capital adequacy and strategic direction
- Managing the debt and equity mix for your organization in a rapidly changing economic landscape
- Determining the impact that competing in a global marketplace has on an organization and how to take steps to become more competitive globally
- Evaluating the impact of federal, state, and municipal deficits and unfunded mandates as it relates to tax planning
- Evaluating retirement programs with Social Security funding for your employees
- Determining the safety and soundness of your credit and collections processes and selection of customers in an uncertain environment
- Influencing growth through acquisition of distressed organizations
- The economic way ahead for the CFO/Controller
