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Key Highlights

Master the controller function to unlock innovative business opportunities.

Continuing Education approved courses for Multiple Qualifications

On-Demand Courses

Individual Certificates for each Module

Courses authored by Subject Matter Experts

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What You’ll learn

It is imperative that the controllers maintain a strong knowledge base over the typical aspects of financial accounting and reporting in a progressive world where the activities are increasingly automated. They need to look beyond the traditional role to assist the organization move forward. This certification course reviews many of the technical topics critical for the controller to maintain a skill and knowledge level stretch to identify strategic avenues to help business operate in an effective and transparent manner.

Get Deeper Understanding of:
  • Key aspects of controllership functions theory to advanced application.

  • A critical overview of Revenue Recognition.

  • Considerations of the GAAP and Treasury.

  • Financial statement presentation and analysis for controllers.

Recommended For:
  • CPAs, CMAs, CFA, CVA, Accounts, and financial professionals who want to master the functions of a controllership.

  • Professionals, business managers, and principals who desire to explore the new functions of controllership.

  • Professionals and students who desire to explore the role and functions of controllership.

Why take a Financial Controllership Certification (FCC) with myCPE?

Resources included
  • Handout PDFs for every Module
  • Glossary/Key Terms for every modul
  • Q&A directly with instructors.
Career Opportunities
  • Accounting Controller
  • Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
  • Senior Business Controller
  • Project Manager
  • Operations Cost Controller
  • Corporate Controller - Finance
Value Addition to your skills
  • Analytical and attention to detail
  • Leadership skills
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Project Management skills
  • Planning and Organizational skills

Module

Module Name

Duration

Elevating the Controller's Role

1.5 Hours

  • To analyze the Controller’s role and main job functions.
  • To discuss the requirements for job qualifications and changing roles.
  • To inspect where the controllers spend their time.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Role in Strategic Planning, Risk Management, and Internal Controls

2 Hours

  • Defining strategic planning and explore the controller’s challenges in the strategic planning process
  • Risk Management and internal controls
  • The controller’s role in strategic planning
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

GAAP Principles, Assumptions and Considerations

1.5 Hours

  • To discuss the history of GAAP and why the accounting and GAAP principles are of strategic importance to the profession.
  • To analyze the GAAP assumptions, principles, and considerations and their application.
  • To explain the GAAP rules and standards and analyze how to apply GAAP principles, assumptions, and considerations to the financial statements
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Role in Financial Forecasting

2 Hours

  • To define financial forecasting and discuss types of financial forecasting.
  • To analyze quantitative steps to creating a pro forma statement.
  • To explain qualitative steps of financial forecasting.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Role in Pro Forma Financials

1.5 Hours

  • To explore and evaluate pro forma financial forecasting.
  • To examine the types of pro forma statements and identify steps to create a pro forma statement.
  • To recognize the example - pro forma sales forecast.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Treasury Function Part 1: Cash, Liquidity and Investments

2 Hours

  • To explore cash forecasting, investments, and banking. 
  • To examine WC and monitor and understand cash concentration
  • To examine how to prepare a cash forecast
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller Function: Cash Flow, Cash Flow System, and Strategic Investing

2 Hours

  • To explore basic cash objectives and strategic Investing. 
  • To evaluate cash flow & cash collections, identify cash flow basics, and explore strategic cash flow.
  • To explore the technology and its role in cash flow systems.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

Accounting for Leases - Deep Dive

3 Hours

  • To identify the purpose, updated lease standard, and its effective date.
  • To identify the types/classifications of leases for lessees/lessors.
  • To analyze and recognize how to account for a lessee’s and lessor's leases & their disclosures.
  • To identify the sale and leaseback issues.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

Revenue Recognition (ASC Topic 606): Overview

2 Hours

  • To discuss the new revenue recognition core principles and the five-step revenue model.
  • To identify the impact of the new standard on various revenue concepts.
  • To analyze the impact of the standard on various industries.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Role in Strategic Inventory Management

2 Hours

  • To explore the basics of inventory, recognize the inventory terms, and the purpose and importance of inventory management systems.
  • To recall the advantages and disadvantages of inventory management systems
  • To examine the controller’s strategic role in inventory and management of metrics.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Role in Inventory Valuation, and Inventory Fraud

2 Hours

  • To examine inventory valuation and identify methods for inventory tracking and physical inventory procedure.
  • To discuss fraud inventory controls.
  • To analyze inventory manipulation methods.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Manual for Overheads, Direct and Indirect Costs, and their Allocation Methods

1 Hour

  • To identify overhead costs and examine the types of fixed and variable overhead costs. 
  • To explore overhead allocation measures and overhead rate calculations.
  • To analyze activity-based costing and review the responsibilities of the controller for overhead costs.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Guide to Financial Statement Preparation and Presentation

2.5 Hours

  • To explain the purpose of the FS, and how to prepare a BS, IS, statement of SE, and SCF.
  • To identify basic analytic ratios for the BS, IS, and SCF.
  • To analyze the components of notes to the FS and identify the need for and uses of supplemental information to the FS.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

Analyzing Financial Ratios - Leverage

1.5 Hours

  • To identify the types of leverage ratios and evaluate the purpose and calculation of various leverage ratios.
  • To explore the concept of capital structure ratios.
  • To discuss a comprehensive example of ratio calculation.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

Analyzing Financial Ratios - Performance and Efficiency

2 Hours

  • To identify the types and purpose of efficiency ratios including Sales and Inventory, AR turnover, Asset turnover, and Inventory turnover.
  • To analyze the purpose of performance ratios.
  • To review various performance ratios and how to analyze the results including Days sales outstanding, Cash Conversion Cycle, Days payable outstanding, Days inventory outstanding, and Days payables outstanding.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

Analyzing Financial Ratios - Solvency, Liquidity, and Debts

1.5 Hours

  • To analyze basic financial ratio analyses and math concepts to explore the concept of solvency ratios.
  • To discuss the concept of liquidity ratios.
  • To review math theories to analyze ratio changes and explore a comprehensive example of ratio calculation.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controllers' Role in Data Analytics and Big Data

2 Hours

  • To explore the controller's increasing role in data analytics by examining the surge in Big data, evaluating the process of big data analytics, and examining the benefits and challenges of big data analytics
  • To identify sources of Big Data Technology and examples of big data use for analysis.
  • To review the overall impact of Big Data and identify actions tha Controller can take to accelerate data analysis
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Role in the Financial Close

2 Hours

  • To define the process for closing the books and explore the purpose of a timely closing.
  • To identify the preliminary steps to take prior to beginning the process of closing the books.
  • To outline the steps to complete the monthly close process and describe the process involved in the annual accounting close.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Guide to Managerial Accounting and Cost Principles

1.5 Hours

  • To explore the distinguishing features of managerial accounting. 
  • To explain the difference between a merchandising and a manufacturing income statement.
  • To identify trends in managerial accounting.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Role in ESG

2 Hours

  • To explore the proposed SEC rule and evaluate the need for an ESG Controller.
  • To examine operationalizing ESG disclosure, discuss ESG Controller responsibilities, and review ESG Controller skills.
  • To identify Traits for an ESG Controller, discuss an ESG team and structure, and explain practical steps for operationalizing ESG.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller’s Role in Procurement

1.5 Hours

  • To define the typical procurement process, and discuss procurement vs. the Controller’s role in purchasing.
  • To analyze the procurement process and its ties to the controllership process.
  • To identify ways to synergize the Controller’s role with procurement.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

The Controller's Primer for Sales, Collection, and Customer Credit

2 Hours

  • To analyze how the sales and collection processes intersect. 
  • To define the collections process and discuss the challenges of the collection process.
  • To identify steps to include in the collection process and review the collections in today’s world.
Instructor
Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Owner , Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Financial Controllership Certification course covers a wide area of controllers’ roles and responsibilities. It covers key principles and theories with comprehensive examples. It includes how critical these functions are to detect and prevent fraudulent activities and smoothly execute day-to-day transactions of the business. It discusses at length on revenue recognition, financial statement presentation, and analysis that shows the business results. It also takes a futuristic approach including financial forecasting. The course also includes aspects of environmental, social, and corporate governance.

The Financial Controllership Certification helps professionals in understanding the critical roles and responsibilities the financial controllers need to play. It helps in exploring key functions in-depth, specific areas into which the controller can look into to ensure smooth functioning, and prevention, and detection of fraudulent activities. It covers the principles and theories essential to play the role of the financial controller. These aspects critically help a professional better prepare for the role of the financial controller. It creates awareness about the critical areas they need to focus on, key aspects they should consider, and the financial representation at the end of the year to show their effectiveness. Thus, Financial Controllership Certification creates valuable support in preparing professionals for the role of financial controller.

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