Key Financial and Economic Issues Facing the Financial Executive

Overview

The webcast explores the challenges of the current economic trends and analyzes their impact on you as the financial executive in areas of human resource management; credit markets and banking; risk management and pandemic style disruptions; cash flow planning strategies; debt and equity mix impacts in uncertain markets; globalization of the market in times of uncertainty; retirement planning and social security funding; and acquiring distressed companies and assets. Specific recommendations and insights will be offered to you to deal with the challenges.

Highlights

Understanding the current economic issues for the CFO/Controller to include:
Strategic, operational planning and risk management
Regulatory, Fiscal and Monetary policies impact on the organization
Managing the finances of the organization during periods of rapid changes
Managing risk in an uncertain economic climate

Prerequisites

Experience as a Financial Executive or desire to become one.

Designed For

Financial staff

Controllers

Chief Financial Officer

Senior management

Corporate board

Objectives

Take a strategic perspective relative to risk management and crisis management in an uncertain economic climate to include employee shortages, skill set shortages, and baby boomer retirements.
Review the impact uncertainty and risk at the operational level relative to short and intermediate term decision making.
Determine the safety and soundness of the financial plans for your organization in an uncertain economic climate specifically as it relates to capital adequacy and strategic direction.
Manage the debt and equity mix for your organization in a rapidly changing economic landscape.
Analyze the impact of the credit markets on your banking relationships and financial needs of the organization and the organizations ability to raise capital.
Determine the impact on an organization of competing in a supply chain constrained environment
Evaluate the impact of federal, state and municipal deficits and unfunded mandates as it relates to tax planning in a post pandemic recovery or recession
Determine the safety and soundness of your critical businesses processes in an uncertain environment.
Influence growth through acquisition of distressed organizations during the next recession
Pave the economic way ahead for the CFO/Controller in 2023 and beyond.