The Controller's Function
The Work of the Managerial Accountant
3rd Edition
Published on 30. November 2004
460 pages
978-0-471-70861-2 (ISBN)
Description
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* Use electronic spreadsheets for financial analysis
* Successfully implement a shared service center
* Enhance performance through online inventory systems, quickclosing procedures
* Selecting adequate accounting software
* Avoid insurance pitfalls through proper planning
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Janice M. Roehl-Anderson, MBA, is a principal with DeloitteConsulting LLP, with more than twenty years of consultingexperience. She specializes in information systems security;financial and cost accounting system analysis, design, selection,and implementation; and long-range information system planning.
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the chieffinancial officer or controller of four companies, as well as aconsulting manager at Ernst & Young. He is the author ofnineteen books, including Accounting Best Practices, Third Editionand Essentials of Payroll: Management and Accounting, both fromWiley.
Content
Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
Preface.
1. The Controller's Job.
2. Internal control.
3. Planning and the Strategic Plan.
4. Long-Range Financial Plan.
5. Annual Plan.
6. Sales.
7. Distribution Expenses.
8. Direct Materials and Labor.
9. Overhead.
10. General and Administrative Expenses.
11. Cash and Investments.
12. Receivables.
13. Inventory.
14. Property, Plant, and Equipment.
15. Liabilities.
16. Equity.
17. Operational Accounting.
18. Closing Procedures.
19. Performance Measurements and Trends.
20. Financial Analysis.
21. Taxes.
22. Selecting a Financial Information System.
23. Project Risk Management.
24. Implementing a Successful CRM Solution.
25. Organizations Large and Small Embrace Shared Services.
26. Information Technology Offshore and Outsourcing.
27. Change Management.
Appendix A. New Controller Checklist.
Index.
