Creating a World-Class Finance Function

by Ross Maynard

What is a world-class finance function, and why should you want to create one in your workplace? This course will help you to implement best practice in finance and accounting to optimise quality and efficiency, and to provide the best possible service to your stakeholders.

price £75+vat
cpd hours 4 CPD hours
access 120 days' access

This course will enable you to

  • Recognise what makes a world-class finance function
  • Meet the needs of all stakeholders efficiently
  • Create processes that add value
  • Provide effective operational control
  • Embrace change and steer the finance function forward
  • Use the simple 'assess-plan-do-review' framework to drive continuous improvement
  • Be an inspirational finance leader

About the course

What is a world-class finance function, and how do you create one in your workplace? Establishing a world-class finance function requires implementing best practices within the finance and accounting team to optimise quality and efficiency, putting processes in place to provide the best possible service to internal and external stakeholders, and cultivating a high performing team that works together to deliver value to the organisation.

Look inside

imac
slide-1
slide-2
slide-3
slide-4
slide-5
slide-1-thumbnail
slide-2-thumbnail
slide-3-thumbnail
slide-4-thumbnail
slide-5-thumbnail

Contents

  • Defining "world-class"
    • What does world class look like?
    • A world-class finance function
    • World-class characteristics
    • Overcoming the obstacles
    • Understand the barriers
  • The future of finance
    • The role of AI
    • Can AI help accountants?
    • Future finance skill
    • The right mindset
    • The agile accountant
    • The ethics of tech evolution
  • Prioritising stakeholders
    • Meet the stakeholders
    • Pleasing everyone
    • Managing stakeholders
    • Stakeholder analysis
    • Seven simple steps
    • Data is the key
    • Managing data
  • Value-adding finance processes
    • What is a business process?
    • Agents of change
    • The benefits of failing
    • Finance business partnering
    • The right priorities
  • Maintaining control
    • The finance function as controller
    • Exerting control three ways
    • Runners, repeaters, and rarities
    • Which controls to apply where
  • Your finance function toolkit
    • Next steps
    • Leadership goals
    • Creating the right culture
    • Keeping control during change
    • Regular check-ups

How it works

Author

Ross Maynard

Ross has worked as a consultant and trainer for over 20 years, specialising in finance processes, management information and performance measurement. He supports organisations to understand their processes; facilitates improvement teams; and supports staff to work together as a team to deliver tangible and sustainable improvements.

Reviews

Recommended

Why not upgrade?

Find the best way to complete your CPD

Course

Need just a few unitshourshours?

Pick n Mix

All you need for this year's CPD.

Licence

All you need for this year and more.

Team

Keep your whole team up to date.

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours4 unitshourshours21 units20 hours21 hours800+ unitshourshours800+ unitshourshours
Access period120 days120 days12 months12+ months
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team’s needs
Learn moreLearn moreLearn more
Recommended

Why not upgrade?

Find the best way to complete your CPD

Licence

All you need for this year and more.

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours800+ unitshourshours
Access period12 months
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team's needs
Learn more

Why not upgrade?

Find the best way to complete your CPD

Course

Need just a few unitshourshours?

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours4 unitshourshours
Access period120 days
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team's needs

Why not upgrade?

Find the best way to complete your CPD

Pick n Mix

All you need for this year's CPD.

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours21 units20 hours21 hours
Access period120 days
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team's needs
Learn more

Why not upgrade?

Find the best way to complete your CPD

Team

Keep your whole team up to date.

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours800+ unitshourshours
Access period12+ months
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team's needs
Learn more

Why not upgrade?

Find the best way to complete your CPD

Licence

Recommended

All you need for this year and more.

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours800+ unitshourshours
Access period12 months
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team's needs
Learn more

Course

Need just a few unitshourshours?

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours4 unitshourshours
Access period120 days
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team's needs

Pick n Mix

All you need for this year's CPD.

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours21 units20 hours21 hours
Access period120 days
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team's needs
Learn more

Team

Keep your whole team up to date.

Access to this course
Total CPD unitshourshours800+ unitshourshours
Access period12+ months
Audit-proof CPD completion certificate
Immediate access to our entire CPD catalogue
Exclusive news and CPD every week plus monthly webinars, all year round
Account manager on hand to support your team's needs
Learn more

You might also like

Take a look at some of our bestselling courses