CFMA Webinars offer timely, on-point educational sessions presented by subject matter experts. Webinars run between 60-90 minutes in length and cover such diverse industry topics as:
Once you purchase a CFMA webinar, you receive 24/7 access to content and materials. Click on any title below to watch a preview of of the session. Webinars are a FREE benefit for CFMA Members!
(On Demand Webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Contracts 101 - Day 2
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Credits: None available.
Are you ready to learn how to analyze and improve your construction
contracts? While you don't need to be a lawyer to read a contract
(though you absolutely want one to) you do need to understand what you
are reading. This course will teach you how construction contract
sections fit together and which clauses you need to look out for to
protect your company's bottom line.
Contracts 101 - Day 1
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Credits: None available.
Are you ready to learn how to analyze and improve your construction contracts? While you don't need to be a lawyer to read a contract (though you absolutely want one to) you do need to understand what you are reading. This course will teach you how construction contract sections fit together and which clauses you need to look out for to protect your company's bottom line.
Ownership Transfer and Succession Planning: 2021 FMI/CFMA Industry Study
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Credits: None available.
Key insights will be presented from the latest FMI/CFMA industry study that focused on ownership transfer and succession management trends. The presenters will share new findings around how the global pandemic is affecting timing and rollout of ownership transfer plans, including details on how firms are cultivating their next generation of leaders and future owners.
Learning objectives:
After this
session, attendees will be able to:
Contractual Risk Transfer and Lower Tier Insurance Management
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Credits: None available.
Contractual risk transfer and insurance management are critical aspects of any successful risk management program. This session is designed primarily for contractors who regularly subcontract work and/or engage lower-tier service providers. The discussion will focus on critical issues to consider in properly managing the downstream transfer of risk through indemnification, insurance, and associated risk transfer language contained in subcontracts, trucking, and vendor agreements. Examples of common failures will also be illustrated.
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2021 Construction Tax Update
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Credits: None available.
Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror, during CFMA’s Annual tax update, attendees will gain a better understanding of the current tax environment after the elections including all the changes that occurred around the COVID-19 legislation and the Payroll Protection Program.
Learning objectives:
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.50 CPE credit in the field of Taxes.
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New PPP Legislation in the Stimulus Bill: More Loans, Changes to Rules, and Recent Guidance – What the Contractor Needs to Know
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Credits: None available.
As we ring in 2021, financial professionals continue to grapple with the PPP loan rules. We now have new legislation and recent guidance issued since our last webinar. In this month’s webinar, we will discuss:
Learning objectives:
After this
session, attendees will be able to:
Cyber Risk: What Every Construction Financial Manager Needs to Know
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Credits: None available.
With the rapid adoption of construction technology, cyber risks are quickly evolving. Cyber- attacks were responsible for 8.5 billion accounts being compromised last year due to ongoing severe data breaches, phishing schemes, and IT outages. In this webinar, we will explore how to identify and respond to cyber threats to your business
Level & Prerequisites:
This is a group-internet based program at the Basic level. No advanced preparation is required.
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.0 CPE credit in the field of Information Technology
Who Should Attend?
Owners, C-Suite Execs, Controllers, IT managers, HR Mgrs, Safety Mgrs and Project Mgrs.
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Return of the Economist: COVID-19 Economic Update
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Credits: None available.
COVID-19 has rocked what had appeared to be a nearly invincible economy; one associated withsubstantial job growth, multi-decade lows in unemployment, sturdy compensation increases, robustretail sales, low inflation, and strong financial market performance. Underneath that strongperformance, however, was a set of fragilities that have been exposed by the pandemic. This webinarspeaks to our current economic circumstances, how difficult things are likely to become over theforeseeable future, and the contours of the brisk recovery to come thereafter.
Level & Prerequisites:
This is a group-internet based program at the Basic level. No advanced preparation is required.
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.0 CPE credit in the field of Economics
Who Should Attend?
CFOs, controllers, VPs of finance, company owners, CPAs, surety and insurance agents, bankers and
anyone interested in understanding more about the financial performance of the construction industry.
PPP Loan Forgiveness: Recent Developments and Closing the Books on 2020
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Credits: None available.
The SBA recently issued two forms designed as questionnaires to solicit data from all recipients of PPP Loans greater than $2 million. The IRS has also indicated its intent to address the taxability of PPP Loan forgiveness, in particular as it applies to straddles between tax years 2020 and 2021. We will explore the contents of the questionnaires and available updated IRS guidance, as well as other miscellaneous updates.
Level & Prerequisites:
This is a group-internet based program at the Basic level. No advanced preparation is required.
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.5 CPE credit in the field of Management Services
Who Should Attend?
CFO’s, Controllers, Risk Managers, Business Owners, CPAs and Professional Advisors
A Sneak Peek into the 2020 ConTech Report
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Credits: None available.
In this dynamic webinar, James Benham, CEO of JBKnowledge, will sort through the latest trends, solutions and devices in building technologies. Mr. Benham will also discuss the statistics behind the 2020 Construction Technology Report, an annual survey of thousands of construction professionals on how they employ and integrate technology on projects.
This is a group-internet based program at the Overview Level. No perquisites or advanced preparation required.
CPE Credits:
Earn 1.0 CPE credit in the field of Information Technology
Who Should Attend?
General contractor and subcontractor owners, CFOs, Controllers, CPA industry professionals, CCIFP candidates, surety industry professionals and other construction financial professionals.
Price:
Free to CFMA members $69 for non-members
If you plan to view the live Webinar as part of a group and need to earn CPE credit, please contact CFMA at education@cfma.org.
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