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Date(s):

07/11/2025

Registration Open:

12:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Time:

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Facility:

Online

Meeting Type:

Webinars

CPE Credit:

4.00

Field(s) Of Study:

Finance (4.00)

Level of Knowledge:

Intermediate

Price:

Member: $149.00
Nonmember: $169.00

Individual Discounts:

Not Available

Overview

After attending this presentation you will be able to...

  • Recall the difference between a forecast and a budget
  • Identify the difference between top-down and bottom-up budgeting
  • State the key elements of a flexible budgeting approach
  • Identify key cost drivers
  • State how behavioral biases may affect the budgeting process
  • Identify how headcount efficiency may be measured
  • Determine scenario planning
  • Recognize best practices and controls for managing budget changes

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

  • Budgets vs. Forecasts
  • Cyclicality
  • Core Earnings &: Sustainable Growth
  • Identifying Key Forecast Drivers
  • Reasonableness in Forecasting
  • Approaches to Budgeting
  • Budgeting Variances
  • Horizontal Analysis
  • Flexible Budgeting

Speaker(s)

Prerequisites

Must be a CFO or on track to become CFO, must understand basic budget processes