Common Sense CFO: Crisis Management, Innovation, and Other Expectations Put on CFOs
Total Credits: 2 including 2 Accounting - Technical
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- Categories:
- Accounting and Auditing | Personal Development | ACPEN Industry Institute
- Faculty:
- Bob Mims, CPA
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
The role of today's financial leader, including CFO, transcends traditional financial stewardship; it demands agility, innovation, crisis management, and strategic foresight. This seminar will discuss the new, multifaceted skills and insights needed to excel in the dynamic role of modern finance. Through a blend of theory, research, and practical exercises, participants will explore the diverse roles of a CFO as innovation champions, technology evangelists, crisis managers, and change agents - leveraging practical principles to drive organizational success. Financial leaders can adapt or be left behind. Whether you are a seasoned CFO or aspiring to step into a leadership position, this seminar will discuss the essential tools and insights to navigate the newer demands of financial managers with confidence and competence.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Learn essential tools and insights to navigate the newer demands of financial managers with confidence and competence
Major Subjects
- Championing the role of innovation in the workplace
- Crisis management
- What does it mean?
- What is our role?
- The roles we take on and differences between the roles we are assigned?
- Current and future trends and expectations for financial leaders and CFOs
- Top ten crucial skills for 2035 from the Far Side’s wisdom
Course Materials
IMPORTANT CPE Credit Instructions Read Before Webcast Updated 2025 (434.2 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Faculty

Bob Mims, CPA Related Seminars and Products
Bob Mims, CPA, is an entrepreneur and accounting/management executive based in Memphis, TN. He has served as a financial consultant across various industries in the role of planning, modeling and CFO capacities. Bob has had the privilege of serving as chair on an AICPA committee and on two FASB advisory committees. During his ten years with the accounting firm KPMG, he was selected national instructor of the year on three occasions.
Bob graduated from the University of Mississippi, and enjoys outdoor sports with his wife, 5 children, 2 service dogs, and a 20-pound cat named ‘Squirt’.
Dates
Wed, Sep 03, 2025 - 09:00am to 11:00am PDT
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Sat, Sep 20, 2025 - 11:00am to 01:00pm PDT
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Fri, Oct 10, 2025 - 01:00pm to 03:00pm PDT
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Tue, Oct 28, 2025 - 07:00am to 09:00am PDT
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Fri, Nov 07, 2025 - 09:00am to 11:00am PST
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Wed, Nov 19, 2025 - 11:00am to 01:00pm PST
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Thu, Dec 04, 2025 - 04:00pm to 06:00pm PST
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Thu, Dec 18, 2025 - 07:00am to 09:00am PST
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Sat, Dec 27, 2025 - 09:00am to 11:00am PST
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Tue, Jan 13, 2026 - 11:00am to 01:00pm PST
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Fri, Jan 30, 2026 - 01:00pm to 03:00pm PST
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Tue, Feb 03, 2026 - 07:00am to 09:00am PST
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Fri, Feb 20, 2026 - 09:00am to 11:00am PST
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Tue, Mar 10, 2026 - 04:00pm to 06:00pm PDT
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Fri, Mar 27, 2026 - 01:00pm to 03:00pm PDT
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Thu, Apr 02, 2026 - 07:00am to 09:00am PDT
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Sat, Apr 18, 2026 - 09:00am to 11:00am PDT
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Fri, May 08, 2026 - 11:00am to 01:00pm PDT
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Tue, May 26, 2026 - 01:00pm to 03:00pm PDT
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Sat, Jun 06, 2026 - 07:00am to 09:00am PDT
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Tue, Jun 09, 2026 - 09:00am to 11:00am PDT
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Mon, Jun 22, 2026 - 11:00am to 01:00pm PDT
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
PrerequisitesNone
Advanced Preparation
None
Designed For
Current and aspiring CFO's and Controllers and/or Finance related professionals involved in teh budget process
Original Recording Date 08/2025
Course Developer
The Knowledge Institute
Date Added to Catalog 04/2025
Yellow Book
No
Additional Information
Complaint Resolution PolicyPlease contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement
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Instructional Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements
Online Registration
Refund/Cancellation Policy
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