Budgeting and Forecasting Methods to Deal with Turbulent Economic Times (Audio Conference)

Audio Conference Series:

Budgeting and Forecasting Methods to Deal with Turbulent Economic Times

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CD only:	$299.00

Date:	Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Time:*	1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Featured Speaker:	Gary M. Deutsch
Duration:	90 Minutes
Location:	Your office or conference room
Prerequisites:	None

*Time reflects Daylight Saving Time
If your area does NOT observe Daylight Saving Time, the time will be one hour earlier.

Let’s face it - budgets are boring! But during tough economic times, you must re-evaluate the way your budgets and forecasts are prepared to help improve profits. During this interactive audio conference, we will provide a complete, step-by-step approach to help you establish a performance-oriented budgeting process. This approach will address strategic and profit-oriented questions such as the ones below:

What resources are needed to achieve profit goals?
Are resources being used in ways that best control expenses?
Are operational activities tied to revenue generating activities?
What goals and objectives should be revised or changed?
What profit contributions are product and services making?
Are there better ways of accomplishing the same objectives?
Are there other cost effective ways to accomplish the same goals instead of the existing processes?
Should products, services, or departments be consolidated?
What are the strategic implications of the current set of processes for the future?
And much more!

Even if your institution is too small to have a dedicated budgeting function, you can benefit from the ideas and methods discussed in this audio conference. Take the parts of this budgeting approach that best fit your institution and phase them in as your resources allow. But whatever you do, make sure to get senior management buy-in first so you can establish a partnership for improved profits!

Plus, 30-minutes after the audio conference will be set aside for an interactive question and answer session. Listen in, and get the chance to ask your specific questions!

Registration Includes:

Admittance to a 90-minute call for as many people as you can fit in a room with a speakerphone
Access to the specially created presentation handouts (made available 48 hours in advance) which can be printed and used to train all of your personnel
Participation in the 30-minute live Q&A with the speaker following the presentation
Certificates of completion for all attendees

About Our Speaker

Gary M. Deutsch, CPA MBA CMA CBA CIA has worked extensively with financial institutions in audit, lending, financial, and operational areas. He has served in senior positions for regional banks as VP of Finance, Real Estate Loan Officer and Senior Audit Manager. Mr. Deutsch served as a consultant to financial institutions in strategic planning, profit improvement, financial management, and merger - and acquisition-related studies while working at KPMG. He was the CFO at a start-up bank, where he organized the accounting, finance, and investment functions to manage significant growth.

Mr. Deutsch is the President of BRT Publications LLC, a professional authoring company serving the financial industry. Some of his published works for AlexInformation include ALM Management Manual, Loan Procedures Manual, Practices and Procedures for Financial Institution Risk Management, Bank Controller’s Manual, Internal Audit Procedures Handbook, and Risk-Based Audit for Financial Institutions.

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