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Fortifying Accounts Payable Processes: Advanced Internal Controls for AP
Join Mary Schaeffer, an expert on best practices in AP operations, for an information-packed Webcast as she moves finance professionals beyond payment fraud, and focuses on mitigating financial risks associated with duplicate and erroneous payments, audit issues, and lost vendor credits -- all of which strip cash from a company's bottom line.
When: Thu, May 31 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: 1.0 CPE credit $199.00

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New Retirement Plan Fee Disclosure Regulations:
What Senior Finance Leaders Need to Know
From this Webcast, you will learn how to prepare for upcoming changes to the Department of Labor's fee disclosure regulations regarding employee retirement plans. This Webcast will also reveal the pitfalls and likely outcomes of the new regulations, including possible catalysts for change in response to the regulations. In addition, we will share useful tips for how to protect firms' fiduciaries and plan participants, as well as recommendations for how to mitigate risks of prohibited transactions, and practical strategies to enhance your firm's retirement plan.
When: Tue, Jun 05 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: FREE

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Hear the Latest Findings of the Duke University/CFO magazine Global Outlook Survey
By attending this Webcast, you will be among the first to hear the latest findings of the quarterly Duke University/CFO magazine Global Outlook Survey, the world's longest-running research on senior finance executives and one of the most comprehensive surveys of its kind. This Webcast will highlight the top ten business challenges among senior finance executives, and how senior finance executives' perceptions of the economy impact their plans for spending and hiring.
When: Wed, Jun 06 12:00 P.M. ET
Cost: FREE

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Are You Reinvesting Enough in Your Business?
Join Gregory Milano, chief executive of Fortuna Advisors, as he walks attendees of this Webcast through capital market research that illustrates why companies that invest a higher proportion of their cash flow back into the business tend to deliver above-average share price performance.
When: Wed, Jun 06 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: 1.0 CPE credit $149.00

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Empowering the Office of Finance to be Adaptable to Change
This Webcast explores the use of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) by the Finance Office to gain valuable insight into business performance, empowering finance professionals to move beyond yesterday's tools in building a 21st-century organization.
When: Thu, Jun 07 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: FREE

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Advanced Excel VBA for Finance Teams
This advanced-level Webcast, featuring step-by-step instruction from Bill "MrExcel" Jelen, gives participants the training and tools to customize and troubleshoot macros, and even create code that works with older versions of Excel.
When: Fri, Jun 08 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: 1.0 CPE credit $199.00

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25 Easy Fixes for Common Accounts Payable Problems
When it comes to accounts payable, the devil is absolutely in the details. Ignore what seem to be minor issues and your organization's profitability will take a direct hit. Unfortunately, these losses are not easily identifiable. Join this Webcast with CFO contributor and AP Now editorial director Mary Schaeffer as she identifies 25 mistakes or oversights -- all culled from her work with clients -- that all seem minor, until they result in major headaches and financial losses tied to the original errors.
When: Mon, Jun 11 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: 1.0 CPE credit $199.00

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How HR and Finance Can Work Together To Finance Employee Benefits More Effectively
This Webcast explores the value of effective collaboration between finance and human resources to address benefits design and risk management decisions, including whether to insure accrued exposures or manage them using financial instruments and other products.
When: Tue, Jun 12 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: FREE

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How to Avoid Foreign Vendor Tax Reporting Problems
Are you making or planning to make payments to foreign vendors? Reduce the risks associated with IRS tax documentation and reporting by participating in this Webcast, which will show you and your staff how to tackle thorny tax compliance issues. From this Webcast, you will learn how to "on-board" a new foreign vendor, how to document vendors properly, how to withhold correct amounts and how to report accurately using the IRS Form 1042-S.
When: Wed, Jun 13 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: 1.0 CPE credit $199.00

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Effective, Controlled Finance Operations through Automation
To meet the challenge of improving business performance and shareholder value, finance organizations need to improve operational effectiveness by exploring integrated, automated tools and streamlined processes that will transform their finance operations and enable finance to focus on high-value analysis and respond quickly to growth opportunities. Join this Webcast to discover how proven best practices and new integrated process automation tools can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your business operations.
When: Thu, Jun 14 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: FREE

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The Big Data Revolution: A CFO's Perspective
The Big Data revolution represents the next big leap in business intelligence (BI), says webcast presenter and BI expert Wayne Eckerson. Big Data supplements our existing data management infrastructure with new types of data, such as Web traffic, social media, sensors and text -- all forms that don't play nicely in traditional data warehouses. During this Webcast you will learn what makes up Big Data and how it differs from data warehousing; how to separate the Big Data hype from reality, and forecast its future; what the benefits and costs of Big Data are, and how CFOs can evaluate whether to extend existing BI infrastructures; and how Big Data creates a BI ecosystem that finally meets the needs of businesses. The Webcast will also include a review of the major players providing Big Data products and services.
When: Fri, Jun 15 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: 1.0 CPE credit $149.00

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Corporate Financial Reporting -- Challenges and Best Practices
This live, interactive, 60-minute Webcast will discuss the results of a recent study commissioned by Oracle and Accenture investigating the challenges of corporate financial reporting in large companies. Join this Webcast and listen to Professor Andy Neely, Deputy Director of the Advanced Institute of Management Research; Scott Brennan, Executive Director, Finance and Enterprise Performance, Accenture; John O'Rourke, Vice President, Product Marketing, Enterprise Performance Management, Oracle; and Andrew Sawers, Editor of CFO European Briefing, as they reflect on these challenges and how best to approach them.
When: Tue, Jun 19 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost: FREE

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Accounts Payable: Find and Fix Overlooked Internal Control Issues
Well-run accounts payable (AP) operations are very cost effective. They don't get this way by cutting corners or taking shortcuts. Generally speaking, these organizations have implemented strong internal controls across the procure-to-pay chain. Join accounts payable (AP) best practices expert Mary Schaeffer for this Webcast, which we have designed to help you achieve the very same results.
When: Wed, Jun 27 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost: 1.0 CPE credit $199.00

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