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Empowering Banking Professionals Through Live, In-Person U.S. GAAP and Financial Reporting Training

Posted on October 22, 2025 by | Tags: Banking, Banking Workshop, CPE, Live Training,

Client challenge

Two banking clients, one a development bank and the other a regional bank, were each looking to enhance their teams’ understanding of U.S. GAAP and key accounting areas affecting the banking industry. The development bank wanted a comprehensive, three-day workshop that would dive deep into specialized accounting topics, such as loan accounting, fair value measurements, foreign currency translation, and credit loss modeling under CECL. Meanwhile, the regional bank sought a two-day customized workshop centered around their own Form 10-K, as well as current hot topics in banking, including income tax disclosure improvements and stock compensation updates.

Though both organizations shared the same goal of strengthening their professionals’ technical accounting knowledge, each needed training specifically tailored to its operations.

While both banks had conducted occasional internal training sessions, it had been quite some time since either had hosted a comprehensive, department-wide program for all professionals. They soon recognized one of their biggest challenges, which was the significant effort required to develop technical training entirely from scratch. Creating custom content was time-consuming and coordinating subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide accurate, up-to-date insights proved difficult. Both banks needed a solution that could reduce the heavy lifting while ensuring high-quality, cohesive learning for their teams.

After learning the full scope of GAAP Dynamics’ capabilities, the bank’s approach quickly shifted. GAAP Dynamics provided a structured, scalable solution tailored to each bank’s specific needs, ensuring consistent, high-quality technical training for all professionals while significantly reducing the internal burden of content creation and coordination.

The Solution

GAAP Dynamics designed and delivered live, instructor-led workshops for both institutions, combining technical accounting expertise with practical hands-on learning.

For the development bank, the training followed a three-day format totaling 23 CPE credits, with full-day sessions covering a tour of their 2024 financial report, including an in-depth discussion on internal controls and key financial statement sections. The program also included a detailed exploration of loan accounting, fair value measurements, and credit loss estimation under CECL, as well as complex accounting areas such as derivatives and risk management, foreign currency transactions, leases, provisions, and contingencies.

Development Bank Agenda:

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For the regional bank, the workshop spanned two days and integrated references to their public filings (Form 10-K) throughout the sessions totaling 16 CPE credits. The agenda focused on understanding the bank’s balance sheet, income statement, and key disclosures, along with practical discussions on loans, investments, and liabilities supported by real examples from their financials. Additional topics covered included transfers of financial assets, leases, income taxes, stock-based compensation, and earnings per share.

Regional Bank Agenda:

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While the development bank’s training leaned toward conceptual depth and global accounting considerations, the regional bank’s program emphasized application, reporting, and current developments, both built to reflect each client’s learning needs.

The Results

Both workshops received excellent feedback from participants, who appreciated the ability to connect accounting theory directly to their day-to-day roles. By using each client’s own financial statements and real-world examples, our instructors created a highly engaging and relevant learning experience.

Each team left with:

  • A stronger understanding of U.S. GAAP principles affecting their institutions.
  • Enhanced confidence in interpreting and analyzing their financial statements.
  • Practical insights they could immediately apply in their roles.

Through these customized, in-person training sessions, GAAP Dynamics helped both banks reinforce their accounting foundations, stay ahead of evolving standards, and continue delivering high-quality financial reporting for their investors and other stakeholders.

Straight from the Source: What Participants Thought

  • “During the training, the [bank’s] financial statement was utilized as a practical example. This real-life application captured my interest and made the discussions more meaningful and engaging. The speakers were able to relate the topics to [our] operations. And topics were presented in a way that is fun but still very informative.”
  • “The facilitators were awesome. They were able to produce learning materials for requested additional topics in a very short notice. You could really sense that they are experts in what they do. I liked that they studied [our] financial operations that’s why you could relate to what they are saying.”
  • “I really appreciated the course was tailored to [our bank] and that page references were used for tying the 10-K to each topic.  Much more helpful and relevant than attending a conference with general topics.”
  • “High energy presentation to keep viewers engaged.”

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