This course provides an up-to-date review of the top accounting software and related solutions available today.  The seminar includes fundamental guidance from the selection process to implementation. From compliance to workflow management to financial reporting and analysis, the instructor will review best practice processes for obtaining higher levels of timely and accurate financial information.  Designed for accounting professionals who seek to better manage business processes and those practitioners who advise and assist their clients with software selection and the use of technology to enhance and improve business processes, this course focuses on contemporary strategies and the technologies available for improving the quality of business information and internal controls. Your instructor will identify and discuss specific business processes and explain how business management applications can be integrated with existing financial reporting and production systems to improve the overall financial reporting and internal control structure in an organization. 

The course will provide an overview of the key business management applications available for financial management and reporting, business intelligence and performance measurement, key performance indicators, budgeting and forecasting, document management, wireless distribution and service systems, RFID integration, and customer relationship management and more. Your instructor will discuss some of the leading solutions available in the North American market. If you seek to better manage your business through the use of existing technologies, this course will provide the necessary information to begin the transition.

• Review the current state of Accounting Software, who the key providers are, steps to selection and implementation and how to get the most out of your business management solutions
• Learn how to identify, select and implement the right accounting and business management solution
• Discover how to optimize the processes related to measuring, recognizing, and presenting specific financial statement items such as revenue and inventory
• Recognize the challenges of integrating and optimizing your business management processes with legacy applications
• Learn the options for selecting and implementing new solutions when necessary
• Evaluate existing and emerging technologies, such as RFID, wireless and remote mobile computing, that enhance business performance and profitability
• Learn how to improve internal controls with respect to securing, sharing, storing, and managing business information