May 2 FASB Board Meeting & Education Session
FASB Boardroom
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May 4 Setting Up New Vendor Files to Improve Sarbox Compliance and
1099 Reporting
CFO.com
Working on the master vendor file has long been the back-burner issue among accounting and finance departments. However, recent events -- including the potential passage of new 1099 reporting legislation -- have highlighted how many companies suffer from poor master vendor file practices.
Join CFO and accounts payable expert and consultant Mary Schaeffer for this webcast to learn how to:
- Identify problems with your existing master vendor file practices
- Conduct proper TIN solicitations
- Make your master vendor file fraud-resistant
- Collect taxpayer information in a way that will allow you to comply with all IRS regulations
- Correctly sign up for and use the IRS TIN Matching service
- Correctly handle information about employees in your master vendor file for tax reporting purposes
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May 7 Excel for Budgeting and Forecasting
CFO.com
This intermediate-level webcast is your opportunity to learn how to get the most from Excel's forecasting and planning capabilities and how, with the help of an add-in, you can overcome the more challenging aspects of using Excel's scenario analysis tools.
From this webcast, you will learn how to:
- Back into an input variable using goal seeking
- Use pivot tables for one-variable models
- Create dozens of what-if scenarios for two-variable models
- Extend data tables for three-variable models
- Use Excel's Scenario Manager
- Build custom Monte Carlo analyses using MrExcel's Monte Carlo Add-In
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May 8 Using ePayables to Enable Trade Finance and Optimize Working
Capital
CFO.com
Join Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer with Ardent Partners, and Cedric Bru, Head of Sales, Marketing and Business Development with Syncada, in a lively presentation, where you will be the first to hear research findings from Ardent Partners about ePayables, as well as practical advice on how your organization can implement best-in-class working capital optimization strategies.
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May 9 FASB Board Meeting & Education Session
FASB Boardroom
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May 9 Uncover Spending Risks and Cost Recovery Opportunities
CFO.com
Every financial professional in corporate America could use help meeting budgets and "finding" cash leaks. Join noted author and cost recovery consultant Rich Lanza to learn how cash recovery reviews and cost savings initiatives can be organized to maximize bottom line savings.
With past error percentages ranging from 0.1% to 6% (depending on the category of spend) and go-forward savings opportunities of 50% or more, companies owe it to themselves to optimize a set of cost saving initiatives for the coming year -- before the cash disappears.
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May 10-11 AICPA/AAML Conference on Divorce
Las Vegas, NV
The 2012 AICPA/AAML National Conference on Divorce is a comprehensive, high-level event designed to offer a broad array of key insights and diverse perspectives from experts in both the accounting and legal worlds. Gain the additional value of dual perspectives on divorce issues, as top CPAs / financial experts and attorneys lead the way with cutting-edge insights and analysis.
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May 10-11 Liaison Meeting of the Small Business Advisory Committee and
Private Company Financial Reporting Committee
FASB Boardroom
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May 11 How to Master Forecasting
CFO.com
The recent crisis in the financial markets has exposed serious flaws in management methods. The failure to anticipate and deal with the consequences of the unfolding collapse has starkly illustrated what many leaders and managers in business have known for years: in most organizations, the process of forecasting is badly broken.
It is time to rethink the way businesses organize and run forecasting processes and how executives use the insights provided by forecasts to help navigate through turbulent times. Steve Player, co-author of the book Future Ready: How to Master Business Forecasting, and director of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table (BBRT), will teach you practical steps and tools for changing the way your company thinks about forecasting.
During this Webcast, Steve will discuss in depth best practices for forecasting concepts recently featured in the articles "Let it Roll" from CFO magazine, and "Planning for Uncertainty" from the Journal of Accountancy.
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May 13-16 Sungard Avantgard Americas Summit 2012
Baltimore, MD
Attending the AvantGard Americas Summit in 2012 will be a great opportunity for your professional development, and an excellent way to get more value from your investment in AvantGard!
We’ve developed a rich agenda covering topical issues and emerging trends in corporate liquidity management.
The agenda includes discussions of industry best practices, new innovations and advancements in technology, and real-world case studies and user group sessions – so you’ll leave with practical information that you can use right away.
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May 15 Measuring the Impact of Training, Performance and Turnover
CFO.com
Holding up a yardstick to intangible attributes is difficult at best, and often impossible without the right measurement tools. From this webcast, the fourth in the four-part Human Capital Financial Statements Webcast Series with human capital analytics expert Jeff Higgins, you will learn how to quantify the success of training programs, high-performing staff members, critical job roles, employee engagement, and worker turnover.
The new metrics discussed in this Webcast can help you move away from traditional headcount, budgeting and cost control into a set of measurements that focus on human capital costs, risk, productivity, and performance.
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May 16 FASB Board Meeting & Education Session
FASB Boardroom
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May 16 Financial Dashboards: Measuring What Matters
CFO.com
Transform your finance department from a back-office operation to a front-office strategic asset by building a CFO performance management dashboard and using it effectively.
Join business intelligence expert Wayne Eckerson for this webcast about dashboard design. This webcast provides finance executives with solid strategies, and practical tactics, for building a CFO dashboard that puts the power of analytics at your fingertips.
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May 17 What is Your Return on Buybacks?
CFO.com
Share repurchases are all the rage again, and 2012 could be the year that surpasses the 2007 buyback peak -- when companies in the S&P 500 deployed over $500 billion dollars to repurchase shares. Buybacks have long been a darling of the investor community because share repurchases are accretive to earnings per share, which makes the maneuver appear to be a friendly use of capital for investors. But is it really?
Join CFO contributor and capital deployment expert Gregory Milano for this one-hour webcast that includes research findings illustrating that most heavy buyback companies deliver below average share price performance. Greg also will guide participants through an examination of conditions under which share repurchases benefit or detract from a company's shareholder returns.
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May 17-18 AICPA Controllers Workshop
Las Vegas, NV
Developed by controllers for controllers, the AICPA Controllers Workshop prepares you to successfully negotiate current and future demands. Led by successful experts in this field who will share their knowledge and best practices gained from years of personal experience, this interactive, hands-on learning workshop will give you solutions you can immediately apply.
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May 17-18 AICPA CFO Conference
New Orleans, LA
As worldwide economic conditions become more complex every day, CFOs need to increasingly focus their attention on the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Addressing the world’s new complexity requires a combination of sound strategies, innovative concepts, and practical business solutions that help provide value to your organization. The 2012 AICPA National CFO Conference is an intensive two-day event that covers the key issues of the day, and provides the information and tools you need to engage and prosper in the global economy. Industry experts will guide you through the profound changes shaping our world, and help you improve risk management capabilities, leadership skills, and ability to make the best decisions for your organization’s future.
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May 17-18 ABV Exam Review Class
Atlanta, GA
AICPA’s new ABV Exam Review Class is the only comprehensive BV examination review program backed by the resources and collective expertise of business valuation professionals. Why not learn directly from the experts! The ABV Exam Review class will cover all major topics on the exam. This live classroom-style learning experience will foster discussion, offer exam pointers and help you learn from your peers. Register today to help ensure you are prepared to sit for the ABV Exam.
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May 21 FASB Board Meeting & Education Session
FASB Boardroom
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May 21-22 Roadmap for Profitably Moving Your Client Accounting Services
Practice to the Cloud
AICPA Office, New York, NY
Cloud Technology is playing a transformative role in the way firms and small businesses operate today—enabling firms to revitalize their client accounting services line and provide value-added bundled services that may include bill management, financial reporting, payroll and more via a cloud based accounting platform.
As progressive forms make the transition from on-premise to cloud solutions, there are many practice development implications that need to be addressed—including how best to staff the client accounting services areas of your firm, how to package and price your services, how to engage your clients and market the solutions. To help you navigate this change, CPA2Biz has developed this comprehensive 12-CPE credit, two-day workshop.
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May 23 XBRL US Detailed Tagging Workshop
New York, NY
This intensive one-day workshop was developed and is taught by top XBRL experts in the country who have collectively prepared and reviewed hundreds of XBRL financials. You and your team won’t hear lectures – you’ll be engaged in discussion groups, exercises and case studies to ensure you learn, retain and are ready to apply your knowledge back at the office. Topics will cover in-depth case studies and exercises on specific footnote issues, how to review XBRL financials and how to establish best practices and the right control process to create high quality XBRL data. Prepare for the day when the SEC’s limited liability provision goes away for your company. Earn 10 CPE credits at this valuable workshop.
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May 23-25 Treasury Management Association of New York’s New York Cash
Exchange
New York, NY
Held each year since 1983 – the New York Cash Exchange is the top regional treasury management conference. This information packed event attracts approximately 800 attendees and 75 exhibitors and sponsors. Non-profit pricing has made it the best value conference for financial executives.
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May 30 FASB Board Meeting & Education Session
FASB Boardroom
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June 4-8 AICPA National Tax Education Program – Week 1
St. Louis, MO
The AICPA National Tax Education Program offers hands-on training for every level of experience, from seasoned tax practitioner to those just entering the profession, on every key aspect of tax accounting. As the premier tax training school for tax practitioners, you’ll receive a year’s worth of highly-focused, intensive training from nationally renowned tax experts in just five days! There’s no better place to learn new skills, refresh old ones and prepare for challenges in the coming year. – A cost effective way for your entire team to obtain tax training! Send several of your team to different weeks at group rates!
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June 6-8 AICPA Fair Value Measurements and Reporting Conference
National Harbor, MD
A full roster of experienced experts and standard setters will lead this conference offering their viewpoints on the many challenges and fundamental issues regarding fair value accounting today. This two-day program will provide comprehensive coverage of the fair value issues, topics and real world situations CPAs are facing.
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