The Controllership Series - The Controller's Role in Pro Forma Financial Statements
Total Credits: 1 including .5 Accounting - Technical, .5 Auditing- Technical
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- Categories:
- ACPEN Industry Institute | Accounting and Auditing | Personal Development
- Speaker:
- Lynn Fountain
- Course Levels:
- Basic
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
Pro forma statements are used by businesses to make decisions on planning and control, as well as for external reporting to owners, investors, and creditors. For example, giving financial estimates for a given period in a standardized manner is known as “presenting pro forma,” a Latin phrase that means “as a matter of form.”
Pro forma statements can be helpful tools for business owners, investors, creditors, or decision-makers to analyze various scenarios of future events based on certain financial assumptions. It might aid in making predictions performance of the company.
A pro forma income statement displays a firm’s anticipated sales and revenue. It also highlights anticipated fixed or variable operational expenses and, in the end, displays the potential profits and retained earnings for a future financial quarter. There are various types of pro-forma statements and methods to develop them.
The responsibilities/competencies of the Financial Controller position (FC) has changed in recent years. However, the creation of pro forma financial statements is still a core part of their responsibility.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Explore and evaluate pro forma financial forecasting
- Explore and examine the types of pro forma statements
- Identify steps to create a pro forma statement
- Recognize the example - pro forma sales forecast
Major Subjects
- Accounting
- Finance
Course Materials
| Important CPE Credit Instructions_READ BEFORE WEBCAST UPDATED (442.7 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| The Controller's Role in Pro Forma Financial Statements Handout (2.4 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| The Controller's Role in Pro Forma Financial Statements Terms (16.3 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Speaker
Lynn Fountain Related Seminars and Products
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.
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Prerequisites NoneAdvanced 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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Instructional Delivery Method
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Course Registration Requirements
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