Elevating the Value of Variance Analysis (On-Demand - Executive Finance)
Overview
One of the most common criticisms of non-finance managers, executives, and directors is that they have difficulty understanding financial performance of their own organization. Often variance analysis is overwhelming, confusing, lacking in precision, begging more questions than it answers with superficial explanations. In this course, you will take a deep dive into how you can do variance analysis better. In the process, you will add significant value to management decision making.
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Course Description
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- adopt an audience-centric mindset when preparing and presenting variance analysis
- apply best practices to variance analysis to elevate clarity and concision
- incorporate a visual sense to variances using charts, graphs, and images
- structure the analysis to facilitate a conversation about the actions management should take to address variances
Course Content Created: April 2025
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 While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur.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.About This Product
On-Demand Courses by Executive Finance. Executive Finance is a hands-on, experiential-based thought leadership lab for financial professionals. Executive Finance curates the best ideas they can find, then tests these ideas with companies to develop tools, methodologies, and executive development courses. Their partners work in finance as executives, corporate directors, educators, speakers, and authors – many times simultaneously, which makes for rich content and stories. In general, Executive Finance’s online courses focus on developing financial professionals to become financial executives; they also offer courses for newer financial professionals in areas such as ethics, financial analysis, and corporate finance.
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
- 4
- CPD Hours
- 0
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 6
- 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.
Elevating the Value of Variance Analysis (On-Demand - Executive Finance)
- 4
- CPD Hours
- 0
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 6
- Credits
Overview
One of the most common criticisms of non-finance managers, executives, and directors is that they have difficulty understanding financial performance of their own organization. Often variance analysis is overwhelming, confusing, lacking in precision, begging more questions than it answers with superficial explanations. In this course, you will take a deep dive into how you can do variance analysis better. In the process, you will add significant value to management decision making.
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Course Description
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- adopt an audience-centric mindset when preparing and presenting variance analysis
- apply best practices to variance analysis to elevate clarity and concision
- incorporate a visual sense to variances using charts, graphs, and images
- structure the analysis to facilitate a conversation about the actions management should take to address variances
Course Content Created: April 2025
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.About This Product
On-Demand Courses by Executive Finance. Executive Finance is a hands-on, experiential-based thought leadership lab for financial professionals. Executive Finance curates the best ideas they can find, then tests these ideas with companies to develop tools, methodologies, and executive development courses. Their partners work in finance as executives, corporate directors, educators, speakers, and authors – many times simultaneously, which makes for rich content and stories. In general, Executive Finance’s online courses focus on developing financial professionals to become financial executives; they also offer courses for newer financial professionals in areas such as ethics, financial analysis, and corporate finance.
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.