CA 5-Stages Program for Controller Training (hereinafter as "5-Stages Program") is the flagship product of Munich-based CA Controller Akademie (hereinafter as "CA"). CA is market leader for controlling & controller training in German-speaking countries. Since the establishment of the company in 1971 by German controlling pioneer Dr. Albrecht Deyhle, more than 200.000 inspired participants have attended CA's seminars, thus taking their careers to new heights. Training certificates issued by CA, such as "Controller's Certificate CA" and "Controller's Diploma CA" are well known and highly valued in the business community in German-speaking countries.
CA 5-Stages Program in Chinese language has been developed by Dr. Zhen Huang based on its German origin in close cooperation with CA. The seminar program in Chinese language is targeting local finance & controlling professionals and other management professionals in businesses invested by firms coming from German-speaking countries as well as other foreign-invested and local Chinese companies. The training program aims to help the participants to
achieve better understanding of controlling approaches and systems practiced in the German-speaking countries,
know how to use controlling concepts and tools for improving and optimizing controlling and business performance,
be familiar with the expected roles, mindset and attitudes of a professional controller,
share experience with other professionals and create personal network for future development.
managers and financial controlling specialists in finance & controlling departments,
professionals in non-financial departments, such as sales, marketing, product or project management, production & supply chain, or R&D department etc. who are performing or involved in functional controlling, business or data analysis, and decision-supporting jobs,
professionals in other organizational units who need controlling knowledge & skills, such as people working in the office of Board of Directors, office of General Manager, corporate strategy development or planning department, department for enterprise management, and/or inhouse consulting department etc.,
non-financial managers and professionals who would like to improve or optimize business performance through better self-controlling, and
other participants who are interested in controlling or in a future career as professional controller.
【培训安排】
4月15日-17日,4月22日-24日,每天13:00-17:00,总计6个半天
Training Schedule
April 15-17, April 22-24, 13.00-17.00, 6 x 0.5days in total
The 5-Stages Training Program for Controllers consists of the following five training courses, which will help students grow step by step into a qualified internal consultant and business partner who meets requirements and expectations of business leaders.
The Stage I Seminar provides a panorama view on controlling practice in German-speaking countries, presents the most important components and methods of controlling in German businesses, explains the integral view of controlling as well as the right mindset and attitude which an excellent controller should have, and shows new role definitions and qualification requirements for controller in times of digitalization of finance and controlling. The Stage 1 Seminar can be seen as the essence of the entire 5-Stages Program.
A. The Basic Ideas of Controlling In German-Speaking Countries
Controlling is an integral part of the business management process
Teamwork between controllers and non-financial managers
The understanding of International Controller Verein ICV/International Group of Controlling IGC: What is controller?
Different understandings of controller service in German and English-speaking countries
The relationship between controlling and other finance-related functions of a business
Major building blocks of controlling system and job scope of a controller
B. Financial and Management Accounting as Information Source for Controlling
What controller should know about external financial reporting system
Cost-of-sales versus total cost approach of income statement and its underlying system
Cost accounting system and product costing
External profit & loss reporting versus internal profitability analysis
Contribution margin analysis and its impact on business decisions
The “panorama view” on the system of management accounting
C. Strategy, Business Activities, And Finance: The Integral View of Controlling
“The Big Picture” a controller must have
How to implement the holistic view of controlling in the enterprise planning and budgeting system
Business strategy: how to assist non-financial managers planning business strategy
Business operations:how to help all departments planning activities and budget
Business finance: How to fully quantify the financial impact of business strategy and operations
Business case study for annual budgeting
D. Planning & Reporting Systems
How to improve efficiency and effectiveness of business planning and budgeting
Best practices of modern budgeting
The roles of a controller in the planning & budgeting process
The “4 Windows” principle of controlling reporting
Major success factors for controlling reporting
Application of IT technology for planning and reporting
E. Performance Measurement and Management
Management by Objectives (MBO) and performance measurement
Theory of human behavior and employee motivation and its implication on performance controlling
Breakdown of financial objectives, “ROI Tree”, and other financial performance ratio systems
Definition of internal performance centers, their objectives and performance ratios
The roles of controller in business performance management
F. Controller’s Functions and Controlling Organization
Different organizational models of controlling practice
Controlling organization in large business groups
Controlling organization in small-to-medium sized businesses
Labor division and alignment between finance controlling and non-financial business controlling
Internal standardization of controlling language and processes
Controlling as Shared Service Center (SSC)
G. Latest trends in controlling and qualifications requirements for controllers
Mega development trends in controlling
Digitalization of business and its impact on finance & controlling
New tasks, roles, and qualifications requirements for controllers in time of digitalization
Impact of non-financial environmental factors (such as ESG reporting requirements) on controlling
Essential qualifications and skills of an excellent controller
Future perspectives and career paths of controllers
After each stage seminar, the trainee will receive a Seminar Certificate which documents his/her participation in the seminar work and learning activities in our online training room.
Having attended the Stage 1, 2, and 4 seminars which mainly focus on essential knowledge and hard skills for controlling, the trainee will additionally receive our "CA Controller's Certificate" which acknowledges his/her work in the three seminars including learning activities in our online training room.
Having participated in the entire 5-Stage Program, the trainee will additionally receive our "Controller's Diploma" which acknowledges his/her successful participation in the 5-Stage Program not only for gaining controlling knowledge and hard skills but also for soft skill development relevant for excellent controlling work, such as skills related to high-impact communication, teamwork and leadership.
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