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PASSA Meeting
March 22, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
FreeDelivery Method: Group Live Presented
CPE offered: 2 hours
Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advanced preparation: None
SPEAKER 1
Speaker: Kim Goodwin/AMS-PAR
Topic: Audit Committee Meeting: Vendor Auditing Program – Implementing Best Practices
Course Description:
Discuss why ‘Supplier Contract Compliance Reviews’ serve as an invaluable tool for a client’s business. By conducting them regularly, the greater insight you will have into which suppliers should be chosen for review of their invoicing, operations, labor, and transportation costs and practices. Conducting an efficient evaluation and selection process before the audit begins will provide the possibility of better monetary returns for the company, as well as possible contractual improvements, help eliminate unnecessary expenses, and bolster the performance of the suppliers picked for review. These benefits cannot be overstated
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, we hope you will be better equipped to…
- Understand how to identify higher risk vendors based on several variables.
- Identify various motivations behind an effective vendor audit program.
- Understand the most common audit findings for vendor audits.
- Gain an understanding of common hurdles and pitfalls of building a vendor audit program.
- How to implement lessons learned from vendor audits.
SPEAKER 2
Speaker: Rob Robinson/Horn Solutions, Inc.
Topic: Employment Markets Today
Course Description:
Provide an employment market update including detail in the following areas: current market conditions for accounting/finance disciplines; trends regarding remote, hybrid, RTO; recruiting best practices; new normal in a job search; and the role of professional services in a supply short market
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, you will be able to: 1. Recall details about the current employment market in the following areas: current market conditions for accounting/finance disciplines; trends regarding remote, hybrid, RTO; recruiting best practices; new normal in a job search; and the role of professional services in a supply short market.
Meeting Agenda
10:30-11:00 Member Sign In
10:50-11:00 Opening Remarks/1st Presenter Introduction/New Board Member Nominations
11:00-11:50 Kim Goodwin’s Presentation
11:50-12:30 Lunch
12:20-12:30 2nd Presentation Introduction – Rob Robinson
12:30-1:20 Rob Robinson‘s Presentation
1:20-1:30 Closing Remarks. Speaker Awards, COPAS Updates
About Rob Robinson
Rob Robinson leads the Horn Solutions Dallas and Austin operations with additional responsibilities for Business Development, Training, and Technology operations for all locations. He graduated from Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business with a BS in Business Management with an emphasis in Finance. During stints with two publicly traded professional services firms, he held significant roles of responsibility, which culminated with a field executive position overseeing the Southern United States and encompassed 13 offices, 250 operations employees, 1200 client delivery consultants and $130M p&l. He is recognized as an industry leader and specializes in growing existing businesses with an operational and management strategy focus.
Rob is actively involved with his church where he has served in various leadership capacities focused on the development and growth of the youth group. He spends most of his time outside the office with his wife, Trisha, and their 6 children enjoying local lakes, attending their sporting events, or working out to stay fit.