Virtual
Shorten Month End: Closing Best Practices 26-27
Date: July 24, 2026
Time: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT
CPE: 4
Overview
Surveys show that the average North American company completes its monthly financial statement closing in six days. However, some companies can close their books in one day or less. You don’t have to sacrifice accuracy for speed. This session will show you how to close month-end faster, better and cheaper.
Product Code
1000004904-139132
Credit Type
CPE: 4CPE-AA: 4CPE-Technical: 4Intended Audience
Corporate financial managers
NASBA Field of Study
Accounting
Level of Difficulty
Intermediate
Prerequisites
none
Advance Preparation
Participants should have at least six months of industry or public experience and a thorough knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices. Management experience will be helpful.
Learning Objectives
Major Subjects
- Review and discuss information systems’ headaches that slow you down
- Work through examples of close cycle “time killers” and how to resolve them
- Get inventory and cost of sales under control
Other Dates
Faculty
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Brian Maturi
Brian Maturi, MBA, FCA has over 35 years’ financial management experience in the UK and US, including five years with Deloitte Touche and over 20 years with BorgWarner, Inc. where he was a divisional VP-Finance and Corporate Director of Risk Management. His favorite topics include ERM, management accounting and currency, commodity and interest rate hedging. Brian holds a bachelor’s in Economics, an MBA and is an English Institute of Chartered ...
More about Brian MaturiAdditional Details
This prerecorded broadcast is provided through our partnership with The Knowledge Institute. Instructor will be available via the chat feature.