Lean finance - Workshop 2019.

Overview

Lean Finance is an act to simplify, streamline and harmonise essential financial processes with an objective to create a leaner, more efficient financial operation. A good implementation of lean finance often results in not just an operational cost reduction, but more importantly a significant improve in flexibility, speed, and information quality within the whole finance function. This also allows the finance team to add value by offering a wider range of services.

This workshop aims to provide you with the skillset to shape and clarify finance information, outlines the approaches in communications with senior executives, and provides an understanding on building credibility.

Key topics covered:

• Key principles of lean finance
• Steps in developing lean finance principles in the finance function
• Models in lean finance
• Mini-cases in lean finance

Trainer profile:

Walter Lau, MSc Finance, BBA (Hons) Accountancy, FCCA, FRM

Walter is an Adjunct Lecturer at The University of London and HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education and has more than ten years lecturing experiences in wide range of topics in business, accounting and finance, including business strategies, corporate finance and strategic management accounting, financial and business risk management, financial portfolio management, etc. covering both corporate and academic levels at HKU SPACE and other institutions. Walter is a regular speaker at different investment and educational seminars organised by various professional bodies in Hong Kong.

Objectives

• Assess the influence of lean finance in the improvements of organisational performance
• Explain the application of lean finance models in the finance function

Audience

This workshop is suitable for anyone who are in the advisory role in the finance function including accountants and business advisors.