Description
Now in a Second Edition, Accounting Control Best Practices encompasses all of the major accounting and operational processes presented in basic, intermediate, and advanced layers, from those needed for a very basic paper-based system, to computerized systems, to the use of advanced enhancements in computerized systems. The new edition includes new chapters on budgeting, collections, and acquisition integration and is the only book in the area of control systems providing a detailed analysis of fraud. Internal auditors and CFOs will not want to be without this go-to resource. Steven M. Bragg, CPA, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and auditor at Deloitte & Touche. He received a master’s degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maine. He has been the two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club, is an avid alpine skier and mountain biker, and is a certified master diver. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado. He is also the author of Accounting Best Practices and Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual (both published by Wiley). Preface. About the Author. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Controls for Accounts Payable Best Practices. Chapter 3. Controls for Order Entry, Credit, and Shipment Best Practices. Chapter 4. Controls for Inventory Management Best Practices. Chapter 5. Controls for Billing Best Practices. Chapter 6. Controls for Collections. Chapter 7. Controls for Cash-Handling Best Practices. Chapter 8. Controls for Payroll Best Practices. Chapter 9. Controls for Fixed Assets Best Practices. Chapter 10. Controls for Budgeting. Chapter 11. Controls for Financial Reporting. Index.
