Benefits for you
- Support your initiatives with straightforward financial analysis
- Make better decisions through defined goals and action plans
- Understand your audiences and cater to their needs
- Employ the terminology used by key decision makers
- Strengthen your presentation skills with effective preparation and execution techniques
- Deploy strong business cases to advance both immediate-term requests and long-term career goals
Program content
- Laying the groundwork: what is your “ask,” identifying decision makers at all levels, what do decision makers need to advance your case
- Developing the rationale: identifying Key Success Factors and Key Performance Indicators, strengthening the case with financial analysis tools, KPI tracking for ROI validation, internal and IT controls
- Drafting the case report: organizing materials, addressing your audience’s needs, defining goals and expected outcomes, designing specific action plans and tracking success, creating an effective Executive Summary
- Business case presentation: presentation methods and weaving a convincing story, persuading decision makers to support you
Special Features
You will engage in one large scenario where you will build a business case to reflect your suggested path forward. You will also be provided with a business case template for course and career use.
Program leaders

Scott MacEachern
Scott (CPA, CA) has had wide-ranging career experiences as the CFO of a public multinational fibre optic deployment company; University adjunct professor; and auditor for a Big 4 accounting firm. He is currently a partner of LedgerLiberty, an accounting firm specializing in mid-size public company compliance and professional development courses.

Bo Zhang
Bo (CPA, CA) worked in Ernst & Young LLP’s assurance practice in Canada and the U.S., where he had extensive experience in SEC financial reporting, internal controls and compliance. Currently he is an accounting instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and a consultant for real estate transactions including valuation and cash flow forecasting.
Upcoming sessions
Please check back in March 2021 for upcoming offerings of this program. You may also subscribe here to receive email updates about Executive Education programs.
Note: participants in this program may qualify for up to $10,000 in funding through the Canada BC Job Grant program. Find out if you qualify.

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