Business Ethics - What CFOs and Controllers Need to Know (On-Demand - UltimQuest Knowledge)
Overview
The CPA profession requires its members to protect the public interest. This places controllers and CFOs between the requirements of laws, regulations, standards and rules, and the demands made from their leadership team and boards. The demands of the leaders and owners can sometimes contradict the rules and regulations. Thus, controllers and CFOs must perform a balancing act between these two forces.
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Course Description
In this course, we demonstrate that ethical values and business practices are essential to balance these forces and to grow and succeed in any business organization. The course will help controllers and CFOs consider actual ethical dilemmas they face. It will prepare them for dilemmas they may encounter in the future, regardless of the size of the organization or the role they play within the organization.
We provide a step-by-step approach that will help controllers and CFOs navigate through complex and sensitive ethical issues. We demonstrate how to take a risk-based approach that considers the probability and impact of ethics-related risks occurring. We examine the risk related to the owner managers, staff, customers, suppliers, lenders and regulators. Then, we consider prevention, detection and mitigation strategies for each type of risk.
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
- examine the role of the controller and the CFO through an ethics lens
- explain how to utilize an ethics risk analysis for your organization
- describe ethical risks related to the owner managers, staff, customers, suppliers, lenders and regulators
- identify and evaluate risks you are currently facing in your own organization
- identify steps to prevent, detect and mitigate ethics risks that have a high probability and high impact
Content
- dilemmas faced by controllers and CFOs
- ethics fundamentals
- return on investment from ethical business practices
- how to perform an ethics risk analysis
- identification and mitigation of each type of risk
- emerging issues for controllers and CFOs
- self-assessment exercises
Course Content Created: January 2024
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 While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur.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 UltimQuest Knowledge. UltimQuest Knowledge aims to improve organizational performance by delivering practical ‘how-to’ corporate training on a variety of topics relevant to CPAs. Through live and online training, they provide courses in Business Ethics, Governance, Internal Control, Key Performance Indicators, Leadership, and more. Their instructors are highly rated Canadian CPAs whose courses are designed to share years of their knowledge, experience and business acumen through step-by-step guidance, personal experiences and real-life examples. Their objective is to empower CPAs with useful insights to boost their career, and to help them become changemakers in their own organizations.
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
- 4
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 5
- 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.
Business Ethics - What CFOs and Controllers Need to Know (On-Demand - UltimQuest Knowledge)
- 4
- CPD Hours
- 4
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 5
- Credits
Overview
The CPA profession requires its members to protect the public interest. This places controllers and CFOs between the requirements of laws, regulations, standards and rules, and the demands made from their leadership team and boards. The demands of the leaders and owners can sometimes contradict the rules and regulations. Thus, controllers and CFOs must perform a balancing act between these two forces.
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Course Description
In this course, we demonstrate that ethical values and business practices are essential to balance these forces and to grow and succeed in any business organization. The course will help controllers and CFOs consider actual ethical dilemmas they face. It will prepare them for dilemmas they may encounter in the future, regardless of the size of the organization or the role they play within the organization.
We provide a step-by-step approach that will help controllers and CFOs navigate through complex and sensitive ethical issues. We demonstrate how to take a risk-based approach that considers the probability and impact of ethics-related risks occurring. We examine the risk related to the owner managers, staff, customers, suppliers, lenders and regulators. Then, we consider prevention, detection and mitigation strategies for each type of risk.
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
- examine the role of the controller and the CFO through an ethics lens
- explain how to utilize an ethics risk analysis for your organization
- describe ethical risks related to the owner managers, staff, customers, suppliers, lenders and regulators
- identify and evaluate risks you are currently facing in your own organization
- identify steps to prevent, detect and mitigate ethics risks that have a high probability and high impact
Content
- dilemmas faced by controllers and CFOs
- ethics fundamentals
- return on investment from ethical business practices
- how to perform an ethics risk analysis
- identification and mitigation of each type of risk
- emerging issues for controllers and CFOs
- self-assessment exercises
Course Content Created: January 2024
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 UltimQuest Knowledge. UltimQuest Knowledge aims to improve organizational performance by delivering practical ‘how-to’ corporate training on a variety of topics relevant to CPAs. Through live and online training, they provide courses in Business Ethics, Governance, Internal Control, Key Performance Indicators, Leadership, and more. Their instructors are highly rated Canadian CPAs whose courses are designed to share years of their knowledge, experience and business acumen through step-by-step guidance, personal experiences and real-life examples. Their objective is to empower CPAs with useful insights to boost their career, and to help them become changemakers in their own organizations.
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.