Controllers are navigating rapid change across technology, compliance, and leadership. To help finance leaders stay ahead, Controllers Council hosted many webcast panels in 2025.
Here’s a look at the top 10 webcasts our community found most valuable, offering insights controllers can apply right away as they prepare for what’s next.
AI is Accounting Intelligence: Tech Savvy Tips for Controllers & CFOs
The discussion will span the full scope of the accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, financial planning and analysis, period close, compliance, and related areas. Attendees will gain concrete ideas that can be applied immediately to improve efficiency, accuracy, and oversight across their departments.
Phony Bank Account Change Requests: How Controllers Can Stay One Step Ahead
Controllers can no longer rely on outdated, manual bank account verification. In this webinar, you’ll get an inside look at how these schemes work, why they’re harder than ever to spot, and what best-in-class organizations are doing to stay ahead. We’ll walk through practical steps you can take now to strengthen controls and show how automation helps eliminate risk while protecting efficiency. The expert speakers include Phil Binkow, CEO, Financial Operations Networks and Mark Brousseau, President, Brousseau & Associates.
Cash Flow Predictability for 2026
As year-end approaches, Controllers and AR leaders are under pressure to close strong, shore up cash, and enter 2026 with a more automated, efficient, and resilient receivables process. A future-looking AR process that enables clear cash visibility, confident forecasting, and conservative cash management. Walk away with an AR modernization blueprint, best KPIs for 2026, and best practices you can activate immediately to finish this year strong and enter 2026 ahead of the curve.
CFO & CIO Alignment: Smarter Budgeting for 2026 and Beyond
As enterprises embrace AI, cloud, and subscription-based technology, the traditional lines between IT and Finance are blurring. Capital expenditures are giving way to recurring operating expenses, while AI investments raise new questions about ROI, scalability, and risk. For organizations to thrive, Finance and IT leaders must collaborate more closely than ever—aligning budgets, priorities, and strategies to unlock growth. If you want to plan smarter, spend wiser, and align technology with business strategy, this session is for you.
A CFO’s Guide to Effective Cash Flow Management
You know your organization is in the midst of a cash flow crunch when payables exceed receivables. As cash reserves run low, late payments increase borrowing costs, exacerbating a vicious cycle of delays and fees. But a cash flow crunch is not inevitable nor need it be a rite of passage for a growing organization. During this webinar, you’ll learn from finance and accounting leaders how to.
How to Fix AR: A Controller’s Briefing
As a Controller, you’re expected to deliver cash flow clarity, manage financial risk, and drive efficiency across the back office. But outdated or fragmented AR processes often stand in the way. This session is built for finance leaders like you—those who oversee end-to-end accounting operations and are ready to improve performance without increasing headcount.
What Financial Planning and Analysis Will Look Like in 2026
Finance leaders have long relied on professional training and experience to analyze past financial results and prepare their companies for the future. To support financial planning and analysis (FP&A), companies will use artificial intelligence (AI) not to replace but instead to amplify finance leaders’ expertise. In 2026, agentic AI in particular will emerge as the centerpiece of this strategy but only if finance leaders know when and how to deploy it.
A Controller’s Guide to Securing Financial Operations
In addition to streamlining finance and accounting processes and sustaining compliance, the responsibilities of controllers now encompass safeguarding finance operations. During this webinar, learn from Kimberly Hollinger, Controller @ Wag! Group, and Barbara Salazar, CFO @ The Unity Group. Our blue ribbon panel will share what they’ve learned about how best to secure finance and accounting operations
From Spreadsheets to Modern FP&A: Smarter Job Cost Planning, Forecasting and Reporting
Competitiveness in construction is imperative, but are spreadsheets holding your construction business back? Managing job costs effectively is crucial to preventing margin fade, improving forecasting, and ensuring accurate WIP reporting. This webinar will explore the shift from manual spreadsheets to purpose-built modern solutions providing your business the competitive edge it deserves with real-time visibility and control over project costs.
How Controllers Can Support Growth: A Playbook Panel Discussion
In advance of a merger, an acquisition, or an expansion into new markets, an organization has to be ready to grow not only in size but also in scope and complexity. How can an organization equip its financial operations to accommodate growth? During this webinar panel, learn from Christine Gu, SVP Finance/CAO @ Clarify Health Solutions, and Kimberly Hollinger, Controller @ Wag! Group, who will share experiences and advice for adapting financial operations as organizations mature.
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