Gain a practical and real world understanding of the "value stream mapping" tool and use it to efficiently establish and maintain a lean accounting function. Obtain insights on how lean thinking and related tools and techniques can streamline your financial, operational, and managerial accounting operations. This course will focus on eliminating waste from financial accounting processes such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, the general ledger and month-end close. This course will illustrate how accounting functions can be aligned with Lean goals and Lean performance measures.