Forecasting and planning
This three hour webinar will provide you with a detailed understanding of the management accounting principles and practices of forecasting and planning, to equip you to be a more effective and efficient finance partner. We will look at a wide variety of forecasting techniques, and think about how these can be applied in your work to benefit your business and/or clients. We will delve into scenario planning and modelling, and go through a short worked example of using modelling to produce adaptive and reactive forecasts. We will also learn about cashflow management, and how effective cash forecasting and planning can generate real value.
This webinar is part of the “Strategic Planning and Business Partnering” series.
The topics which will be covered include:
- Extrapolative forecasting
- Linear regression and correlation
- Sales forecasting
- Trend analysis
- Scenario planning
- Modelling
- Cashflow management
Who is this presentation for?
This webinar is suitable for all working accountants, whether in industry or in practice. Forecasting and planning are core management accounting competencies that will be of benefit to any accountant in industry, and offer accountants in practice a finance partnering toolset to better differentiate their service offering to prospective clients.
Date: Thursday 20 April 2023 RECORDING AVAILABLE
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm
CPD hours: 3
Price:
IFA members - £55
Non-members - £79
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About the speaker
Matt Barton is the IFA’s Technical Manager. He is a Chartered Global Management Accountant and former Civil Servant, having worked as a Senior Finance Business Partner in the Ministry of Defence and Department for Education. During his public sector career Matt led teams responsible for technical and financial accounting; planning, budgeting and forecasting; strategic planning and decision support; business management; and ethics and compliance.
Matt is passionate about empowering finance professionals to offer the best possible service they can to their clients, and wants to support IFA members and working accountants to respond to the challenges and make the most of the opportunities presented by regulatory changes and increasing digitisation in the profession.