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2 You re responsible for your organization s financial health make sure you re up to date on today s best practices. As a controller, you need to be forward looking, acting as your organization s headlights. You re responsible for anticipating financial issues and acting to resolve them before they become bigger problems. And the earlier you can influence a course of action, the more likely that it will be successful. If only it was as simple as it sounds, right? Companies who have benefitted from our training: Wells Fargo Microsoft Aetna Federal Reserve Bank Stanford University FedEx McGraw-Hill Allstate New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. Shelter Insurance Tyson Foods John Deere Alcatel- Lucent Technologies Bristol- Myers Squibb Blue Cross Blue Shield Hewlett-Packard Schnuck Markets Moen, Inc. MetLife Farm Bureau Insurance LexisNexis Liberty Mutual Sallie Mae Merck 3M Commerce Bank Citibank Honeywell Pella Corporation Walgreens Time Warner Sears Webster University And Thousands More Keep your finger on the financial pulse of your organization for a more accurate understanding of your organizational well-being. Successful controllers need both a theoretical understanding and practical skills in advanced management accounting, processes, cost control, and revenue-stream management. In short, you re responsible for making sure your organization reaches its goals. But no pressure, right? Don t worry; now there s The Controller s Workshop, an intensive one-day course designed to get you up to speed with all the latest tips, techniques, and best practices used by successful controllers in top organizations. You ll learn: How to identify the objectives and responsibility for internal controls Why communication skills are vital for controllers and how to improve yours The impact new technologies have on your job And more! You know the numbers inside and out, but just knowing your finances isn t enough anymore. A successful controller needs to know more than just cash flow and budgeting; you also need to excel in organization behavior, leadership skills, operations management, business cycle economics, and managerial finance. Those are a lot of hats for one person to wear. If you re not 100% confident that you re an expert in every area of your work, that you re completely up to date on the latest strategies and best practices, then you won t want to miss The Controller s Workshop. Application-Based Learning Our Unique Training Approach Have you ever been to training that sounded great in theory and then had little to no application back on the job? We promise that s not what you ll find here! We ve developed this program to be the most practical training you ve ever experienced! Here s how we do that 1. Practice, practice, practice! Your training facilitator is going to put you to work but don t worry, you won t ever be put on the spot! Instead, you ll actively work through some thought-provoking simulations that ll help you think through the scenarios you ll face back on the job. You ll get plenty of experience answering the issues you face every day. These practical applications offer a great way to develop skills in a safe environment where the stakes are low so that you can step up to the plate back on the job where the pressure is real and the stakes are high! 2. Learn with and from others. Your fellow attendees have a lot of experience in controllership. This training offers many opportunities to compare notes and ideas with fellow managers and supervisors who face the same struggles you face every day. 3. Ask questions about the problems you re facing. You re looking for best practices and new strategies to help you improve at your job; if you weren t, you wouldn t be reading this. That s OK; lots of other people are too. And this training offers you the opportunity to ask questions and get real-world, practical solutions to the problems you re facing every day from a trainer who knows what it s like to be in your shoes. Master and improve your skills at all essential controllership responsibilities: Production processes the tools needed to manage products, production, and revenue streams Manufacturing cost standards improving objectives for operations, including purchased materials and components Revenue analysis methods strategies and methods to improve aggregate revenue sources and perunit revenue Budgeting processes best practices for tracking structure costs, costs behaviors, and revenue streams Communication process tips and techniques for ensuring that management receives timely, accurate information to allow them to take appropriate action 2 Enroll online at NationalSeminarsTraining.com/CNTLR or call Special Group Discount: When 3 enroll from your organization, a 4th attends FREE! 3

3 Your Course Outline Workshop Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS TRAINING? Controllers Learn the latest best practices to ensure that you maintain an accurate understanding of your organization s financial health. Soon-to-be controllers If a controller position is in your future, there is no better way to get up to speed than with this powerful one-day training. General accounting personnel Just because you re not a controller doesn t mean that you won t benefit from learning the latest accounting tips, techniques, and best practices. 1. An Overview of the Controller s Job What Is It in Today s Environment? Discover the qualities of the best controllers Understand the expanded role of the controller that is critical in today s volatile environment Effectively communicate with others within the organization Identify the controller s role in management 2. Improving Leadership Skills and Day-to-Day Operations Understanding the role of the controller in the planning cycle and strategic planning Anticipating and delivering on the expectations of stakeholders Effectively implementing cash management techniques Manage and protect assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls Training nonfinancial people to understand and use financial ratios and trends to improve the financial health of the organization Determining the value-added activities of a process 3. Forecasting and Budgeting: An Art, Not a Science Understanding the mysterious art of forecasting How to use the budget as a guide Understanding the major phases of budgeting The most important budgeting decision: are you going to do it from the top down or the bottom up? Evaluating the various approaches to budgeting Mastering the operating budget Forecasting cash and the cash budget Evaluating and developing the capital budget 4. Documentation and Operations The importance of written policies and procedures How to create job descriptions for the department How to develop a departmental training program Identify and get rid of documentation that is not needed Save time by simplifying the work flow Avoiding headaches later on by finding and correcting errors early The best practices in operational accounting 5. How to Develop Internal Control Systems Identify the objectives and responsibility for internal controls Why people commit fraud and how to identify potential fraudsters Understand the various types of fraud Know how to prevent fraud Understand what to do when you discover fraud 6. Mastering the Internal Audit Function and the Fast Close Understanding reporting relationships Knowing the role of the audit committee Understanding and managing the objectives and activities of internal audits Achieving the fast close and understanding the different types of fast close 7. Communication Skills and Time Management for Controllers How to master the skills of managing up and managing down Getting upper management to buy in to your ideas How to communicate with other departments and people within your organization The most important keys to prioritizing and managing your time 8. Technology Trends and How They Affect the Controller s Job Understanding advances in document scanning How some organizations are dramatically reducing costs through automated processes What to look for in future technology trends Documenting the important processes and procedures 4 Enroll online at NationalSeminarsTraining.com/CNTLR or call Special Group Discount: When 3 enroll from your organization, a 4th attends FREE! 5

4 National Seminars Training 30 Years of Training and Employee Development When results matter, you want a training partner that you can rely on. For 30 years, NST has provided new ideas answers to tough challenges and legal updates to professionals across the United States. A recognized leader in employee training and development hundreds of thousands of professionals choose NST every year. Each year over 122,000 associates and over 46,000 managers turn to NST for solutions to the challenges they face. In the past 10 years, NST has partnered with other 8,000 organizations to deliver tailored team and corporate training solutions. When you choose NST as your education partner, you can depend on getting the kind of expert insight you need to stay current in a rapidly changing business world. NST offers over 6,000 workshops and over 180 live webinars each year. Every course offered by NST is developed by a team of experts with decades of real-world experience. So you can count on getting relevant information and career-building skills from a trainer who knows what s going on in today s world. Organizations That Partner With National Seminars Training Enrollment Fee: Workshop fee per person: $199 Group Discount: When 3 enroll from your organization, a 4th attends FREE. Group discounts apply to seminar registrations only, and cannot be used for STAR12. To Enroll Register online at NationalSeminarsTraining.com/CNTLR Call toll-free Registration Information Our Registration Center is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST. Enrollments taken online 24/7. Group Discount: When 3 enroll from your organization, a 4th may attend for FREE! STAR12 Professional Edition Only $499: STAR12 entitles you to unlimited access to all NST seminars (retail priced $499 or less) + Webinars, on-line courses and more for 12 months. Enroll today at joinstar12.com. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. The workshop schedule is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is on your own. Cancellation: If you cannot attend, you may send a substitute or receive full credit toward a future enrollment. For cancellations made 5 or more business days before the event, you may request a refund less a $10 enrollment fee. For enrollments made in conjunction with a STAR12 purchase, the STAR12 cancellation rules apply visit the Information Center at NationalSeminarsTraining.com. CEUs: Continuing education credit may be recognized by your professional board. Contact your own board to find out what s required. Call our CEU/CPE specialist at , ext. 3100, if you have any questions. Tax Deduction: The expense of continuing education, when taken to maintain and improve professional skills, is taxdeductible. Please contact your accountant for complete details. FED ID # Workshop Schedule Nordstrom Honeywell Ben & Jerry s Ice Cream U.S. Coast Guard Goodyear Aerospace Century 21 Macy s McDonald s Sprint Tektronix Touche Ross Johnson & Johnson National Association of Realtors U.S. Navy Georgetown University Medical Center Atlantic Richfield American Bar Association IBM National Geographic Society AT&T Texas Instruments NASA Hughes Aircraft The World Bank Digital Equipment Corp. Hewlett-Packard City of Los Angeles Bank of America Pacific Mutual Life Insurance American Express Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Pitney Bowes Citicorp Real Estate Corp. Anheuser-Busch Co., Inc. Great Western Financial Security Monsanto And over 750,000 more Bring This Training to Your Organization If you have multiple employees who could benefit from this training, consider bringing it on site to your organization. On-site training is one of the most effective ways to facilitate employee development and success. You get Tailored Curriculum: We ll match the training to your organization s goals. Flexibility: We ll deliver the training when and where you want. Consistent Learning: Deliver the same message at the same time, creating synergy and on-the-job application. Expert Instructors: Choose from more than 150 instructors to facilitate your training. Watch video samples to see who fits best with your team. Maximum ROI: Get all your employees the development they need in a minimal amount of time for one flat fee. Call or onsite@natsem.com for more information. 6 Enroll online at or call

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