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Description

Change Management in Accounting: Framing, Engaging Teams and Embedding New Practices

Gaining acceptance for a new tool or process from teams already under closing pressure

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Invoice digitalisation, a change of accounting system or the centralisation of a process: the finance function moves from one project to the next while closing deadlines keep coming. The project is announced late, training arrives after go-live, and teams quietly keep their parallel spreadsheets. A few months later the new tool is only half used.

This three-hour session provides a method designed for the realities of an accounting function. It covers framing the change against the closing calendar, identifying resistance and its real causes, providing support as close as possible to daily tasks, and then verifying that new practices have taken hold.

Learning objectives

  • Frame a change project while taking the closing calendar into account
  • Identify the real causes of resistance within accounting teams
  • Build a support plan linked to day-to-day tasks
  • Select internal champions and define their role clearly
  • Verify that new practices are embedded after go-live

What makes this programme different

The project schedule is tested against closing and reporting deadlines
Resistance is analysed from situations actually experienced by participants
A support plan for the first weeks is drafted during the session

Programme

1Framing the change

Starting from what the project actually changes day to day

  • Describing the process before and after
  • Mapping the tasks and people concerned
  • Building a schedule compatible with closing work
  • Messages carried by the finance leadership

2Understanding and addressing resistance

Listening before persuading

  • Forms of resistance observed in accounting teams
  • Causes linked to workload, skills or loss of familiar reference points
  • One-to-one discussions and handling objections
  • The role of internal champions and key users

3Supporting and embedding

Holding the course after go-live

  • Training plan and support at the workstation
  • Monitoring the first months and resolving irritants
  • Usage indicators for the new practices
  • Recognising progress and communicating results

Who is it for

Accounting managers, finance directors, project leaders and team managers involved in a transformation of the accounting function.

Prerequisites

Holding team or project responsibility within an accounting or finance function

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.