The Controllers Role in Data Analytics and Big Data
1.50 Credits
Member Price $59
Non-Member Price $79
Overview
Today’s economy and all of the digital enhancements have impacted the way companies engage with their customers as well as how the company manages their internal practices. The business control function needs to keep pace.
The rising importance of analytical capability is critical when defining the role of the modern controller. Execution of analytics can vary but there are still key questions that must be asked. What are the options and what we need to understand to decide the best way forward?
This course focuses on the value that can be brought by the Controller when becoming involved with data analytics powered by technology and also Big Data. The digitized world we live in has made it important for the Controller function to evolve and take on this advanced task.
Highlights
- Accounting
- Finance
- Financial Statements
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Controllers, Accountants, Finance Professionals, Auditors
Objectives
- Explore the Controller’s increasing role in data analytics
- Discover and examine the surge in Big Data
- Explore and evaluate the process of Big Data Analytics
- Examine the benefits and challenges of Big Data Analytics
- Identify sources of Big Data Technology
- Explore examples of big data use for analysis
- Recognize and review the overall impact of Big Data
- Identify actions the Controller can take to accelerate data analysis
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Lynn Fountain, Sole Proprietor
Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MBA, has over 30 years of experience in the business profession, which includes public and industry accounting and over 20 years within internal and external auditing combined. She is a nationally recognized trainer and speaker and also a published author. She is a subject matter expert and specializes in Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, Enterprise Risk Management, Fraud, Governance and Compliance. Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. She has also been instrumental in the establishment of ERM, Sarbanes-Oxley and Governance frameworks.
Ms. Fountain has developed and delivered leading edge training sessions on the new COSO framework and has assisted companies in identifying risk gap analysis in their individual processes. She currently executes two highly recognized e-workshops for the Institute of Internal Auditors, one on Fraud and the second on Ethics. Both workshops have incorporate aspects of COSO 2013.
Ms. Fountain is in the process of authoring a publication for the IIA Research Foundation on aspects of fraud auditing. The publication is due out in 2015. In addition, she has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas.
Non-Member Price $79
Member Price $59