Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
The course is structured as an interactive, finance led session combining conceptual frameworks with practical examples. It covers the financial impacts of cloud adoption, cost behavior, budgeting and forecasting, capitalization considerations, migration strategies, cost of service models, and FinOps practices. Engagement is driven through real world scenarios, guided discussions, and practical insights that participants can immediately apply in their organizations.
Other Available Sessions
- Session for September 23 available here.
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand cloud vs on prem cost behavior and financial trade offs.
- Identify key financial risks of cloud adoption and how to mitigate them.
- Apply budgeting, forecasting, and capitalization principles in cloud environments.
- Evaluate cloud migration strategies and their financial impacts.
- Use cost of service and activity based costing concepts for IT services.
- Leverage FinOps practices to improve visibility, accountability, and cost optimization.
Who Will Benefit
Designed for CPAs in industry involved in finance, strategy, or technology decisions. Ideal for controllers, finance managers, and advisors.
Prerequisite(s)
Attendees should have a basic understanding of budgeting and financial analysis. No technical cloud knowledge required.
How to Access the Course
This course is delivered as a live webinar. To receive verifiable CPD hours, you must attend the session live. We recommend joining at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. For the best interactive experience, please use a computer equipped with a camera and microphone.
A reminder email with the Zoom link and course details will be sent two business days before the session. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folder.
The same information, including any available materials, will also be posted in advance on our Blackboard LMS.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Sébastien Boivin, CPA, is President and Strategic Advisor at CPA Performance, a management accounting firm he founded in 2023. He advises large organizations, municipalities, and public sector entities on budgeting, activity based costing, and strategic planning. Sébastien also partners with CPA organizations to design and deliver professional development programs focused on cost management, cloud financial optimization, and performance management.