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Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Live

Strategic Roles for Finance (E1909162)

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Registration: 8:00 AM EDT

NJCPA Learning Center

105 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 300
Roseland , NJ 07068

4 CPE Credits in MT

OVERVIEW

The world has changed, but has your finance department changed with it? Being technically competent is no longer enough; you have to be able to connect with people throughout your organization. This course is designed to build on what you are already doing right and to add specific steps you can implement immediately to have a positive impact on your organization’s future.

DESIGNED FOR

Finance professionals with decision-making responsibility.

BENEFITS

  • Identify 5 qualities needed for 21st century leadership
  • Move from being a disliked cost center to an appreciated, value-adding resource within your organization
  • Develop specific skills and techniques to increase efficiency, collaboration, strategic planning, employee motivation and persuasive communication

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Key strategic roles with the greatest impact to your organization
  • Skills you need to move you and your department into the future

COURSE LEVEL

Intermediate

PREREQUISITES

Management experience.

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Course materials are distributed electronically. To access the materials visit njcpa.org/MyEvents. Download to your laptop or tablet prior to the seminar, handouts are added as received.
Help Feed Those in Need
  • The NJCPA Emerging Leaders Council is hosting a Food Drive to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. Please bring your nonperishable items and canned goods to this event. Peanut butter and tuna fish are always needed.

INSTRUCTOR

Jennifer Elder

Jennifer Elder, CPA, MS, CMA, CIA, CFF, CGMA
(4.7)

AICPA/Professional Development Institute

Jennifer H. Elder, CSP, CPA, CGMA, CSCA, CMA, CIA, CFF  Westfield, Vermont  Jennifer Elder, CSP, CPA is an executive coach who helps smart professionals transform from technically talented to strategically savvy.  If you want to be more productive, have more of an impact, and maintain your organization’s ethical standards, Jennifer can deliver interactive and engaging training sessions. As a keynote speaker, Jennifer has presented to over 15,000 people in all 50 states and 12 countries.  Her clients include KPMG, RSM, Home Depot, Campari, Experian, HP and Oracle. 

Jennifer started her career in public accounting at a regional firm. She chaired the accounting department at a New Hampshire college and spent 15 years as a CFO in various industries including homebuilding, technology, and insurance. 

Jennifer received her BA from the University of Massachusetts and an MS in Organizational Management from Antioch University New England.  Jennifer is the co-author of “Faster Disaster Recovery” published in 2019 by John Wiley and Sons. She has also been published by the Journal of Accountancy, FM Magazine, the National Association of Home Builders, Triple Pundit, and the Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. 

In 2022, Jennifer received the Women Who Count award in education by the Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA). In 2018, Jennifer earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).  Making her one of only 15 people worldwide who hold both the CPA and CSP designations.  CPA Practice Advisor named Jennifer one of the Top 25 Women in Accounting in 2018.  

She served on the board of the New Hampshire Board of Accountancy and the Northeast Regional Council of the IMA, and Jennifer currently chairs the CSP Committee of the National Speakers Association. 

PRICING

$189.00 - Member

$239.00 - Nonmember

Pre-Registration Closed

Online pre-registration for this event is now closed.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Print a registration form

COURSE DEVELOPER

Business Learning Institute