Business Consulting for CPAs
Overview
Does your firm have interest in expanding its’ services beyond traditional CPA services? Do you have staff with the expertise to compete against non-CPA firms? Welcome to a course that will lead you through the maze of creating a successful Consulting Business Practice for your CPA firm. The course will help you understand: where consulting business opportunities exist, what are the firm’s professional responsibilities and most importantly how to recognize the needs of the client.
Highlights
- What is Business Consulting?
- Identify the types of Management services your firm could offer.
- How to become the trusted advisor – identification of client’s needs?
- Learn how client expectations may create different performance and understanding levels for CPAs in business consulting engagements.
- Know what it takes to create a valuable outcome for the client.
- Understand the competitive advantages/disadvantages that your firm has versus non-CPA business consultants.
- Learn techniques to become a more effective consultant.
- Professional standards application
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
All CPAs
Objectives
- Recognize the option to expand your firms services
- Identify new business opportunities
- Determine what is valuable to the client
- Recognize professional standards appropriate in consulting engagements
- Learn how to be a better informed business expert – not just a CPA
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
James Lindell, Thorsten Consulting Group Inc
James (Jim) T. Lindell is the President of a Wisconsin based provider of strategic & financial consulting, professional speaking, training, and executive coaching. Jim has an extensive background in senior management including positions as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Assistant Controller. Jim has worked with a variety of industries including: manufacturing, health care, not for profit, distribution and food processing. He has been involved in more than 50 M & A projects. James Lindell is a Certified Public Accountant with public accounting experience at several local and regional accounting firms. Jim is a recipient of the Certified Speaking Professional designation. The CSP is the highest designation that can be earned by a member of the National Speakers Association. He is a TEC Chairman (The Executive Committee). He is a member (and instructor) of the American Institute of CPA’s and the Wisconsin Institute of CPA’s and a member of the National Spea kers Association. Jim is the author of the AICPA book – “Controller as Business Manager,” and author of the AICPA courses: “AICPA’s Annual Update for Controllers”, “Strategic Planning: A Simplified and Workable Approach for Private Companies” and “AICPA’s Controllership: 25 Critical Lessons from the Trenches.” Jim also authored and was part of the AICPA video and course, “Minimizing the Effects of a Recession on Your Business”. He is a contributing author of the AICPA course “The Fast Close, Soft Close, Virtual Close? Now Days, not Weeks”. Jim is a 6-time recipient of the AICPA’s Outstanding Discussion Leader Award. Jim is a member of the folk music group “Deep Pool”, coach of the boys’ high school rugby club and still plays “old boys” rugby.
Non-Member Price $159.00
Member Price $129.00