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The Controllers Role in Data Analytics and Big Data


Total Credits: 1.5 including 1 Accounting - Technical, .5 Auditing- Technical

Average Rating:
   9
Categories:
ACPEN Industry Institute |  Accounting and Auditing |  Personal Development
Speaker:
Lynn Fountain
Course Levels:
Basic
Duration:
1.5 Hours

Dates
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Description

Today’s economy and all of the digital enhancements have impacted the way companies engage with their customers as well as how the company manages their internal practices. The business control function needs to keep pace.

The rising importance of analytical capability is critical when defining the role of the modern controller. Execution of analytics can vary but there are still key questions that must be asked. What are the options and what we need to understand to decide the best way forward?

This course focuses on the value that can be brought by the Controller when becoming involved with data analytics powered by technology and also Big Data. The digitized world we live in has made it important for the Controller function to evolve and take on this advanced task.
 

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Explore the Controller’s increasing role in data analytics
  • Discover and examine the surge in Big Data
  • Explore and evaluate the process of Big Data Analytics
  • Examine the benefits and challenges of Big Data Analytics
  • Identify sources of Big Data Technology
  • Explore examples of big data use for analysis
  • Recognize and review the overall impact of Big Data
  • Identify actions the Controller can take to accelerate data analysis

Major Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Financial Statements

Course Materials

Speaker

Lynn Fountain's Profile

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Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies. In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees. The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials.


Dates

Fri, Oct 18, 2024 - 09:00am to 10:20am CDT
Fri, Nov 01, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:20pm CDT
Wed, Nov 13, 2024 - 01:00pm to 02:20pm CST
Fri, Dec 06, 2024 - 03:00pm to 04:20pm CST
Mon, Dec 16, 2024 - 09:00am to 10:20am CST
Sat, Dec 21, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:20am CST
Thu, Jan 02, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:20pm CST
Fri, Jan 17, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:20pm CST
Thu, Feb 13, 2025 - 03:00pm to 04:20pm CST
Thu, Feb 27, 2025 - 06:00pm to 07:20pm CST
Tue, Mar 04, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:20pm CST
Sat, Mar 15, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:20am CDT
Mon, Mar 17, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:20pm CDT
Fri, Apr 11, 2025 - 03:00pm to 04:20pm CDT
Thu, Apr 24, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:20am CDT
Fri, May 02, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:20pm CDT
Mon, May 12, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:20pm CDT
Tue, Jun 10, 2025 - 06:00pm to 07:20pm CDT
Fri, Jun 27, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:20am CDT

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For Controllers, Accountants, Finance Professionals, Auditors
Original Recording Date 01/01/2024
Course Developer Lynn Fountain
Date Added to Catalog 02/14/2024
Yellow Book No

Additional Information

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Official Registry Statement

Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org


Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


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