What Is Lean Accounting?
Lean accounting is the application of lean thinking to accounting. It has two practice areas: providing lean companies with the information they need to make better decisions and continuously improving accounting’s own processes.
The Lean Accounting Center
The Lean Accounting Learning Center is where I've consolidated my experience, content, and approach to practicing lean accounting, so you can use it on your own. Whether you're curious and want to learn what lean accounting is, ready to plan a transformation, or looking to sustain your system once you've started, you'll find the content, courses, and applications to guide you at each step.
—Nick Katko
What you can do at the Lean Accounting Learning Center
- Learn about Lean Accounting by watching explainer videos and doing learning exercises & activities, all for free.
- Become certified in 6 Lean Accounting practices to demonstrate individual competency and knowledge in understanding the principles, practices and tools of a lean accounting system. Users must register and pay course fees.
- Create your own Lean Accounting Transformation Plan, using free assessment and checklist tools and subscribing to our Lean Accounting Apps.
- Subscribe to the Lean Accounting Apps to enhance your practicing of lean accounting in your company. Registration and subscription required
Lean Accounting Certification Program
BMA’s online, self-paced certification courses are designed to demonstrate individual competency and knowledge in understanding the principles, practices and tools of a lean accounting system. You will validate your knowledge by taking quizzes at the end of each class. These certification courses are based on BMA’s proven approach to implementing lean accounting in all types of companies in any industry.
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