Budget Mastery: Walkthroughs and Real World Calculations Towards Tying Budgets To Value
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
This session takes a unique review of the fundamental budget issues faced by all and walks through a detailed modeling process intended to generate discussion and best practices to improve your organization’s financial modeling. From the beginning of the accounting process – ‘the chart of accounts’ to the end of the process – ‘the valuation of the company’, the budgeting cycle via a live case model to learn best practices common to successful companies. This course stands on its own but is part two of a four part budget mastery series.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives
- How to build a model that works
- How the right Chart of Accounts can simplify your work
- Building a volume sensitive model
- Budgeting to GAAP and for Board understanding
- Efficiently modeling payroll and benefits
- Identifying controllable and uncontrollable expenses
- Using variables to stress test your budget
Major Subjects
- How to build a flexible budget model that works?
- What are the steps we can take to budget for economic and external factors beyond our control?
- How the right Chart of Accounts can simply your work?
- Budget and GAAP are not the same and why they are fine not to be
- Efficiently modeling payroll and benefits
- Identifying controllable and uncontrollable expense
- Using key variables to stress-test your budget
Course Materials
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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
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Thu, Aug 28, 2025 - 11:00am to 01:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, Sep 02, 2025 - 07:00am to 09:00am MST-Arizona
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Sat, Sep 13, 2025 - 10:00am to 12:00pm MST-Arizona
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Thu, Sep 18, 2025 - 11:00am to 01:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, Sep 30, 2025 - 07:00am to 09:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Oct 09, 2025 - 09:00am to 11:00am MST-Arizona
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Tue, Oct 28, 2025 - 07:00am to 09:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Oct 30, 2025 - 12:00pm to 02:00pm MST-Arizona
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Sat, Nov 08, 2025 - 11:00am to 01:00pm MST-Arizona
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Thu, Nov 20, 2025 - 10:00am to 12:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, Nov 25, 2025 - 08:00am to 10:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Dec 11, 2025 - 10:00am to 12:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, Dec 23, 2025 - 08:00am to 10:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Jan 08, 2026 - 09:00am to 11:00am MST-Arizona
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Sat, Jan 10, 2026 - 11:00am to 01:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, Jan 20, 2026 - 08:00am to 10:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Jan 22, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm MST-Arizona
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Thu, Feb 12, 2026 - 12:00pm to 02:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, Feb 17, 2026 - 08:00am to 10:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Mar 05, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm MST-Arizona
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Sat, Mar 14, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, Mar 17, 2026 - 07:00am to 09:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Mar 26, 2026 - 09:00am to 11:00am MST-Arizona
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Tue, Apr 14, 2026 - 07:00am to 09:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Apr 16, 2026 - 12:00pm to 02:00pm MST-Arizona
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Thu, May 07, 2026 - 09:00am to 11:00am MST-Arizona
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Sat, May 09, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, May 12, 2026 - 07:00am to 09:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, May 28, 2026 - 12:00pm to 02:00pm MST-Arizona
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Tue, Jun 09, 2026 - 07:00am to 09:00am MST-Arizona
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Thu, Jun 18, 2026 - 09:00am to 11:00am MST-Arizona
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Prerequisites NoneAdvanced Preparation None
Designed For Current and aspiring CFO's and Controllers and/or Finance related professionals involved in teh budget process
Original Recording Date 7/28/25
Course Developer The Knowledge Institute
Date Added to Catalog 02/05/2025
Course Schedule This course contains no breaks.
Yellow Book No
Additional Information
Complaint Resolution PolicyPlease contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement
Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org
Instructional Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements
Online Registration
Refund/Cancellation Policy
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