Date and Time: Wednesday, September 9 – 10:00 am – 1:45 pm EST
Description: This session revisits useful, but potentially underutilized, managerial accounting techniques. You will appreciate a fresh look at concepts you may not have considered since your college days. We will illustrate practical ways you can immediately implement managerial accounting analysis in your professional endeavors.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize differences between financial and managerial accounting.
- Revisit fundamental managerial accounting concepts.
- Utilize managerial accounting to facilitate decision-making.
- Be able to apply managerial accounting techniques to actual business circumstances.
Major Subjects:
- Target profit analysis
- Break-even analysis
- Relevant costs and decision-making
- Standard costs and variances
- Activity-based costing
- Segment reporting and analysis
- Budgeting
Who should attend: Accountants who have not recently considered managerial accounting techniques and proficient managerial accountants who desire fresh, practical illustrations of managerial accounting analysis and related decisions.
Program Level: Intermediate
Developed by: Van Der Aa Tax Ed
Instructor: Dr. Christopher J. Harper, CPA, MBA
CPE Credit: 4 hours
Field of Study: Accounting
Prerequisites: Basic working knowledge of financial statements and business processes.
Advanced Preparation: None
Course Content
Dr. Chris Harper, CPA, MBA
Chris is a CPA with the heart of a teacher. He is a associate professor of accounting with Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business. He also serves as a senior manager and director of education for Hungerford CPAs + Advisors. Chris has been serving tax and accounting needs of closely held business and individuals since 1998. He has also owned and operated several of his own businesses throughout his career. Chris develops and presents a variety of continuing professional educational programs for Van Der Aa Tax Ed, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, with a focus on accounting/auditing and ethical guidelines for the everyday accountant.
Course materials are only available to students enrolled in the course.