Continuous Improvement of the Finance Function: Accept the Things You Cannot Change… But Change the Things You Can!
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The most thriving nonprofits are those that have a continuous improvement culture. Continuous improvement ensures systems and processes scale with growth; systems integration and integrity is maintained or improved; highly-manual processes and lengthy/overburdened close cycles are eliminated; and meaningful data is available on-demand for decision-making. In this informative session, members of AAFCPAs’ Managed Accounting Solutions and Business Process & IT Advisory practices provide two case study examples, demonstrating two approaches to reduce costs, create efficiencies, and/or achieve more effective internal control over your finance function.
These audio sessions were recorded live at AAFCPAs’ April 25th, 2019 Annual Nonprofit Educational Seminar. Slides may be downloaded by clicking here. >>
Robin brings a wealth of experience to AAFCPAs’ clients in the areas of System & Organization Control (SOC) Reporting, Agreed-Upon Procedures, and special attestations.
Robin has specialized expertise performing quality control reviews of user entity SOC reports, including SOC 1 (SSAE 18), SOC 2, SOC 2+ and 3 attestation reporting. She has extensive experience developing SOC reports for service organizations and has a deep understanding of internal controls from a design, implementation, and testing perspective. This allows …
Joyce is a Partner in the Consulting Division of AAFCPAs and a leader of the firm’s growing Outsourced Accounting & Fractional CFO (OAFC) practice with a focus on nonprofit organizations. She provides “right-size” outsourced accounting solutions, from cloud-based bookkeeping to CFO deliverables, designed to optimize the effectiveness of the modern finance function. Joyce has 35 years of diverse experience in public accounting at national and regional CPA and consulting firms. She is also a former …
Robyn brings over 20 years of continuous business process improvement and internal controls experience to AAFCPAs’ diverse clients. From her beginnings as an auditor in public accounting, she learned the fundamentals of business requirements and frameworks. This knowledge was applied to further her impact in her roles as Controller in private, closely-held businesses. These opportunities have bolstered her broad exposure to businesses in multiple stages of growth and with varying levels of needs to validate …
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