Key takeaways
Host: Beth Kaplan, managing director, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Presenters: Kelvin McLaurin, finance executive
Carrie Nichol, vice president & Controller, Cargill, Incorporated
Alex Smith, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
1.0 Overview CPE credit | Business Management & Organization
Today’s finance and controllership function is evolving to serve the organization amid a changing landscape, different operating models, and multiple requirements necessary to drive a business forward. To realize maximum value for the future of controllership, what organization models may establish the best operating performance? We’ll discuss:
- Controllership capabilities for driving operating performance
- Why and how specific models work well in improving operating performance
- Which functions sit inside controllership and which sit outside
Meet the host
Beth F. Kaplan
Beth is the founder and chief adviser for the Center for ControllershipTM and managing director for Finance Transformation and Controllership Services at Deloitte & Touche LLP. She has more than 35 years of experience in roles as an auditor, CFO/controller, and financial operations consultant, and specializes in helping the Controllership function improve overall finance processes, reduce cost of delivery, and reduce risk. She has served some of the largest global and national organizations as they transform their controllership function driven by mergers, accounting changes, and system transformations. Beth has been published several times with insights into financial close and reporting process improvements, effective control design, the role of the controller, and technology transformation for the future of controllership.
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