Controllership - Operational Management (On-Demand - CPA PRO)
Overview
In order to add value to their organizations, controllers must serve four distinct roles: steward, operator, catalyst, and strategist. This seminar focuses on the first two of these roles, steward and operator, by providing an overall understanding of the skills and tools necessary for controllers to fulfill their responsibilities as an operational manager.
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Course Description
Participants will gain insights, skills, and practical tips to improve the overall value they can add to their organizations. At the completion of the seminar, participants will have a much broader view of the controller’s overall role in their organization and how they can immediately begin to create additional value.
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
- contrast the four broad roles of the controller position and identify which role(s) they need to develop most
- outline the areas of operational management that are most important to their organization and/or to their personal development
- identify key career management skills necessary to function well as a controller
- identify steps to take when entering a new controllership role
- identify HR policies/issues in their organization that need to be addressed
- evaluate the potential effects of technological changes on their role as controllers and the work performed in the accounting area
- consider a broad range of performance measures for their organization
- understand the importance or risk management and internal control in their role as controller
- identify and manage the key external relationships connected to the controllership role
Content
- today’s controller: roles and responsibilities
- controller essentials and organizational needs
- new controller roles
- controller as HR manager
- controller as financial performance manager
- controller as information, risk & relationship manager
Course Content Created: September 2022
The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.Presenter
David Adams, MBA, FCPA, FCA, FCMA (Hon.)About This Product
On-Demand Courses by CPA PRO are either video recordings from live seminars, or video recordings produced specifically for the on-demand audience. Slides and any corresponding handout materials are included where available.These titles are eligible for Verifiable CPD Hours – in order to claim these hours as verifiable, you will be required to successfully complete a short quiz. You will be able to print or save your electronic certificate of completion.
Note that some courses comprise both formal instruction and self-directed exercises. In such cases, participants must complete both components to claim full CPD hours, or must reduce their reported CPD hours accordingly.
Please note that not all on-demand courses include downloadable materials such as course notes or slides.
How to get started
Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.
Course Dates & Registration
- 7
- CPD Hours
- 0.25
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 10
- Credits
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.
Controllership - Operational Management (On-Demand - CPA PRO)
- 7
- CPD Hours
- 0.25
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 10
- Credits
Overview
In order to add value to their organizations, controllers must serve four distinct roles: steward, operator, catalyst, and strategist. This seminar focuses on the first two of these roles, steward and operator, by providing an overall understanding of the skills and tools necessary for controllers to fulfill their responsibilities as an operational manager.
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Course Description
Participants will gain insights, skills, and practical tips to improve the overall value they can add to their organizations. At the completion of the seminar, participants will have a much broader view of the controller’s overall role in their organization and how they can immediately begin to create additional value.
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
- contrast the four broad roles of the controller position and identify which role(s) they need to develop most
- outline the areas of operational management that are most important to their organization and/or to their personal development
- identify key career management skills necessary to function well as a controller
- identify steps to take when entering a new controllership role
- identify HR policies/issues in their organization that need to be addressed
- evaluate the potential effects of technological changes on their role as controllers and the work performed in the accounting area
- consider a broad range of performance measures for their organization
- understand the importance or risk management and internal control in their role as controller
- identify and manage the key external relationships connected to the controllership role
Content
- today’s controller: roles and responsibilities
- controller essentials and organizational needs
- new controller roles
- controller as HR manager
- controller as financial performance manager
- controller as information, risk & relationship manager
Course Content Created: September 2022
The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.Presenter
David Adams, MBA, FCPA, FCA, FCMA (Hon.)About This Product
On-Demand Courses by CPA PRO are either video recordings from live seminars, or video recordings produced specifically for the on-demand audience. Slides and any corresponding handout materials are included where available.These titles are eligible for Verifiable CPD Hours – in order to claim these hours as verifiable, you will be required to successfully complete a short quiz. You will be able to print or save your electronic certificate of completion.
Note that some courses comprise both formal instruction and self-directed exercises. In such cases, participants must complete both components to claim full CPD hours, or must reduce their reported CPD hours accordingly.
Please note that not all on-demand courses include downloadable materials such as course notes or slides.
How to get started
Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.
Course Dates & Registration
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.