Financial Management  
 
GENERAL INFORMATION
 
 


Target Audience:

The Financial Management Curriculum (FMC) is designed to train company leaders and aspiring leadership team members in the principles of financial management based upon the “best practices” of the Homebuilding Industry’s most successful privately held companies.

Targeted job titles in this category will include President, CEO, Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Accounting Manager, Accountant.

Delivery Mechanism:
The Financial Management Curriculum (FMC) will be presented via monthly web broadcasted (with telephone audio connection) live sessions from March through November of 2005. They will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 1 PM Eastern Time.

Objectives:
The objective of the FMC is to develop each participant’s ability to better understand and manage their organization’s finances. The emphasis will be on efficient financial management practices and systems.

 

Class Schedule:
Starting on March 9, 2005 and the second Wednesday in April, May, June, August, September, October and November. The FMA series will be presented at 1 PM Eastern Time. Each class is scheduled for 90 minutes in length and includes Q&A time during and after the program and an assignment at the end of each program to each participating company. The class schedule for 2005 is posted below…

 
DATE
PROGRAM
  March
9
Management Accounting for the Homebuilding Industry –
why is it different?
  April
13
The Role of the CFO and Controller
  May
11
Financial Checkup – Assessing the financial
health of your company
  June
8
Numbers, numbers and more numbers - Understanding your financial reports, what you should be looking at – Part I
  July
13
Numbers, numbers and more numbers - Understanding your financial reports, what you should be looking at – Part II
  August
10
Margin is the name of the game – Tips on improving Your Gross Profit
  September
7
Running a lean, mean organization – Tips on controlling below the line costs and expenses
  October
12
Tax and Financial Management Planning for year-end – How to make your financials look good for the bank and bad for Uncle Sam?
  November
9
Developing Your Profit Plan - Budgeting and Pro-Forma Development

 

Fees and Tuition:
The single event fee is $299/site per class offering. The entire Financial Management Curriculum (FMC) of nine courses is offered at an upfront cost of $2,199. This is an 18% DISCOUNT. Plus the 10th bonus class is free for those firms purchasing the entire series. The 2 part program on “Understanding your financial reports” is offered at a discounted price of $549 if selected together. Each site registration allows for as many people from the same firm as desire and can listen and see the computer screen or projection device to participate for this one low price.

Any firm attending at least two of the FMC series classes will be eligible to attend the bonus program for 50% ($150) of the standard $299 single class tuition rate.

SMA Consulting Retainer based clients ( Advisory Board, Executive Management, Controller or CFO clients) are eligible to attend for the single class rate of $250 or the upfront full series rate of $1,750.

 
 
     
  FEATURE PROGRAMS
  Executive Leadership
  Construction Management
  Financial Management
  Accounting
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  Human Resources
  Information Technology
 
 
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