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FLP 206. Students tell us their experiences of using FLP
Season 2 · Episode 206
Thursday, February 20, 2025 • Duration 26:40
Guests Matthew Payze and Stewardt Cornelissen join us from South Africa. Together we discuss their experiences in studying for CGMA, and share their advice and views on studying for the qualification via the FLP pathway.
This is a podcast from AICPA & CIMA, together as the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. To enjoy more conversations from our global community of accounting and finance professionals, explore our network of free shows here.
FLP 197. Preparation Insights for this month's SCS Exam (May 2024)
Season 2 · Episode 197
Monday, May 13, 2024 • Duration 23:03
We're joined today by Hugh Martin, Director Of Content for VIVA Financial Tuition, to talk about the upcoming Strategic Case Study exam in May 2024.
Hugh shares his vast experience on the Strategic Case Study exam and specifically the upcoming May 2024 session featuring a security company called Saefwell. This is a must-listen for anyone about to, or planning to, sit the exam in May or August 2024, and also for future students who want to understand the dynamics of sitting the SCS.
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The CGMA Finance Leadership Programme (FLP) , is the online pathway to the prestigious Chartered Institute of Management Accountants' Professional Qualification. Find out more about the FLP at https://enroll.cgma.org/
This is a podcast from AICPA & CIMA, together as the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. To enjoy more conversations from our global community of accounting and finance professionals, explore our network of free shows here.
GBD108. Navigating in Uncertain Times: Supply Chain Flexibility and Resilience.
Season 1 · Episode 108
Thursday, May 7, 2020 • Duration 01:01:52
"Covid-19 has really highlighted the need to ensure that supply chains are lean, agile and built around COLLABORATIVE relationships."
Like almost all businesses, the retail sector has been hard hit by the pandemic lockdown. While the coronavirus disruption isn't permanent, it's nevertheless a critical test of an organisation's resilience which could help make it stronger in the long term. Resilience and flexibility are now more important than ever, so how do business leaders improve this? Our guests are accounting academics Professor John Cullen and Professor Lisa Jack, and they share some useful findings from their years of research into best practices in the management of retail returns. This will be of particular interest to accounting and finance professionals who work with clients in the process improvement, logistics, scenario-planning or supply chain-management sector.
TALKING POINTS.
Ensuring and delivering value through financial control.
Where accountants can help things work more smoothly between cross-functional teams.
How to navigate uncertain times.
How to embed the best accounting principles into processes.
Tools and resources that can help.
RESOURCES.
Download the report and presentation "Buy Online, Return in Store - No such thing as a free return".
Get the 2018 reverse logistics diagnostic toolkit.
GBD107. Collaboration Tools & Getting Remote Work Right.
Season 1 · Episode 107
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 • Duration 01:01:02
"The playing field has changed for EVER"
Our guests this week are Jim Gilbert,Les Nettleton and Amy Vetter, a trio of US-based accounting professionals whose expertise blends finance, technology and people. We explore how companies can work remotely more effectively, collaborate better, and develop new ways of working together, apart, that will stand them in good stead long after the current pandemic crisis is behind them. We also hear about the work of the AICPA & CIMA Technology Task Force.
TALKING POINTS.
Why's collaboration suddenly more important than ever?
How to move from preparation to action.
How easy is it to collaborate when there's SO much going on?
Are all companies approaching collaboration the same way?
What are some good ways to get ready for remote work hen you're not really used to 'collaborative tech' stuff?
Types of collaborative tools and platforms that companies need to get going with?
GBD106. From Action to Recovery: Scenario-Planning and Strategic Modelling.
Season 1 · Episode 106
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 • Duration 59:12
"Unprecedented times REQUIRE unprecedented activity."
As the coronavirus continues to spread, scenario-planning and strategic modelling can help you marshal your organisation's resources around an action plan so you can react with speed and agility. Introduced by Colette Sharbaugh from the AICPA & CIMA office in Washington, Ash Noah (AICPA) and Marc Seewald (Oracle) share best practices in scenario-planning. They outline how companies can move from emergency and crisis management today, to planning and modelling for a variety of continuity and recovery scenarios. This is an edited version of a webinar that was originally live-streamed on March 9th 2020.
TALKING POINTS.
How scenario-planning can help your organisation.
Rapid strategic modelling.
Business-continuity strategies.
Approaches to business-recovery.
The role of finance in scenario-planning.
Assess and apply options for approach and methodology.
GBD105. (East Asia Panel) Managing the local impact of a global disruption
Season 1 · Episode 105
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 • Duration 54:34
"Information technology is one thing but TEAMWORK is also very important."
The final recording from our recent trio of live webcast Q&As about managing the impact of the coronavirus, each featuring a panel of accounting and finance experts from a different part of the world. Originally live-streamed on March 30th, this is a regional perspective from East Asia, with panellists Dr. William Chen (Hong Kong) and John Zheng (Shanghai).
TALKING POINTS.
What are some of the things that HAVEN'T needed to change? What made that possible?
What unexpected impacts have we seen?
What do we learn from what went before?
How to manage day-to-day volatility?
How do we make sure that our people know they're still valued?
What type of resources will help a distributed team?
What can we do to protect ourselves contractually in future?
What does a finance professional need to do now that's different to what went before?
GBD104. (UK & EU Panel) Managing the local impact of a global disruption
Season 1 · Episode 104
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 • Duration 01:05:54
"Be open, be agile but also be very FLEXIBLE in terms of how quickly you can react to fast-changing circumstances."
The second of three audio recordings from our recent series of live webcast Q&As about the coronavirus, each featuring a panel of accounting and finance experts from a different part of the world. In this recording from March 23rd, you'll hear a UK and EU regional perspective from three panellists: Simon McAllister from the Republic of Ireland, Sarah Ghosh from the UK, and Wojtek Wieronski from Poland.
TALKING POINTS.
What are some of the things that HAVEN'T needed to change? What made that possible?
What unexpected impacts have we seen?
What do we learn from what went before?
How to manage day-to-day volatility?
How do we make sure that our people know they're still valued?
What type of resources will help a distributed team?
What can we do to protect ourselves contractually in future?
What does a finance professional need to do now that's different to what went before?
GBD103. (US Panel) Managing the local impact of a global disruption.
Season 1 · Episode 103
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 • Duration 01:07:21
"Choose things you've never done before and hopefully, WHEN we come out at the other end, we'll be better off for it."
This is the first of three special episodes discussing the impact on businesses of coronavirus. It's the audio recording from one of our recent series of live webcast Q&As, each one with a panel of accounting and finance experts from a different part of the world. In this recording from March 27th, you'll hear a US regional perspective from four panellists: Jim Bourke (New York), Robin Thieme (Maryland), Les Nettleton (Louisiana) and Neeti Mehta (California).
TALKING POINTS.
What are some of the things that HAVEN'T needed to change? What made that possible?
What unexpected impacts have we seen?
What do we learn from what went before?
How to manage day-to-day volatility?
How do we make sure that our people know they're still valued?
What type of resources will help a distributed team?
What can we do to protect ourselves contractually in future?
What does a finance professional need to do now that's different to what went before?
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GBD102. Coronavirus and Business Continuity Planning.
Season 1 · Episode 102
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 • Duration 01:03:44
"This is a known risk. What has been UNKNOWN...is the quantification!".
Ashok Noah, CPA, CGMA, FCMA is Managing Director of CGMA Learning, Education and Development at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. Christina Kite is Vice President, Global Business Strategy & Analytics at Oracle. This is a recording of a recent AICPA webcast interview in which Ash and Chris discussed the critical issues that business leaders face during the coronavirus crisis. They took questions and shared practical suggestions to help business leaders manage these unique circumstances.
TALKING POINTS.
What are the critical issues that business leaders face right now in the midst of the coronavirus crisis?
How do they identify the key parts of their business most likely to be impacted?
Where do they start prioritising the steps they need to take to mitigate these risks?
How did you discover our podcast, where do you listen, and what would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we'd love to know what you think. Email us here.
ABOUT OUR PODCAST
The Voices. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful.
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How did you discover our podcast, where do you listen, and what would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we'd love to know what you think. Email us here.
ABOUT OUR PODCAST
The Voices. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful.
Hear more. Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
How did you discover our podcast, where do you listen, and what would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we'd love to know what you think. Email us here.
ABOUT OUR PODCAST
The Voices. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful.
Hear more. Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
How did you discover our podcast, where do you listen, and what would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we'd love to know what you think. Email us here.
ABOUT OUR PODCAST
The Voices. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful.
Hear more. Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
How did you discover our podcast, where do you listen, and what would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we'd love to know what you think. Email us here.
ABOUT OUR PODCAST
The Voices. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful.
Hear more. Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
How did you discover our podcast, where do you listen, and what would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we'd love to know what you think. Email us here.
ABOUT OUR PODCAST
The Voices. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful.
Hear more. Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
How did you discover our podcast, where do you listen, and what would you like to hear more of? Finance pro or not, we'd love to know what you think. Email us here.
ABOUT OUR PODCAST
The Voices. These conversations with expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently useful.
Hear more. Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
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