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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144018703321

Autore

Bragg Steven M

Titolo

Accounting policies and procedures manual [[electronic resource] ] : a blueprint for running an effective and efficient department / / Steven M. Bragg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007

ISBN

1-118-42866-8

1-119-20297-3

1-281-00264-X

9786611002640

0-470-17961-9

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (542 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BraggSteven M

Disciplina

657

Soggetti

Accounting - Authorship

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Design and maintenance of accounting manuals / Steven M. Bragg, Harry L. Brown. 4th ed. c2003.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual, Fifth Edition; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; About the Web Site; Chapter 1: ACCOUNTING MANUALS; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 GENERAL ACCOUNTING MANUAL; 1.3 CORPORATE POLICIES MANUAL; 1.4 ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES; 1.5 PURCHASING CARD MANUAL; 1.6 ACCOUNTING CONTROLS MANUAL; 1.7 YEAR-END MANUAL; 1.8 BUDGETING MANUAL; 1.9 PROPERTY ACCOUNTING MANUAL; 1.10 FORMS MANUAL; 1.11 DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT MANUAL; 1.12 USER MANUAL; 1.13 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANUAL; 1.14 HUMAN RESOURCES MANUAL; 1.15 ISO 9000 QUALITY STANDARDS; 1.16 IN THE BEGINNING

1.17 PROCEDURES TO WRITE AND CHANGE PROCEDURESChapter 2: GENERAL ACCOUNTING MANUAL; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 CHART OF ACCOUNTS1; 2.3 ACCOUNTING TERM DEFINITIONS; 2.4 JOB DESCRIPTIONS; 2.5 ACTIVITIES CALENDAR; 2.6 ACCOUNTING POLICIES;



2.7 PROCESS CYCLE DESCRIPTIONS; 2.8 ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES; Chapter 3: PROCEDURE STATEMENTS; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 WRITING STYLE; 3.3 WRITING MECHANICS; 3.4 FLOWCHARTING FOR A PROCEDURES MANUAL; 3.5 FORMAT OF THE PROCEDURE; 3.6 WORK STEPS FOR CONSTRUCTING A PROCEDURES MANUAL; 3.7 SUGGESTED LIST OF PROCEDURES; 3.8 OTHER USES FOR PROCEDURES MANUALS

Chapter 4: MAINTAINING AND DISTRIBUTING ACCOUNTING MANUALS4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 MAINTAINING ACCOUNTING MANUALS; 4.3 RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF MANUALS; 4.4 PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE MANUAL'S BINDER; 4.5 CREATION AND STORAGE OF THE MASTER MANUAL COPY; 4.6 CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DISTRIBUTION MAILING LIST; 4.7 PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION PROCESS; 4.8 ISSUANCES TO NEW EMPLOYEES; 4.9 MANUAL RETRIEVAL; 4.10 BENEFITS OF USING ELECTRONIC MANUALS; 4.11 DISADVANTAGES OF USING ELECTRONIC MANUALS; 4.12 BASIC ELECTRONIC MANUAL; 4.13 ACCOUNTING MANUAL ON AN INTRANET, EXTRANET, OR THE INTERNET

4.14 ELECTRONIC MANUAL WITH EMBEDDED HYPERTEXT4.15 ELECTRONIC MANUAL WITH ADVANCED INDEXING FEATURES; 4.16 ELECTRONIC MANUAL WITH BUILT-IN HELP INFORMATION; 4.17 ELECTRONIC MANUAL WITH BUILT-IN TUTORIALS; 4.18 WRITING TIPS FOR ELECTRONIC MANUALS; 4.19 EXAMPLE OF COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRONIC MANUAL FEATURES; 4.20 USING THE PDF FORMAT FOR ELECTRONIC FILES; 4.21 MAINTAINING AN ELECTRONIC MANUAL; Chapter 5: CORPORATE POLICIES MANUAL1; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 6: ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 7: PURCHASING CARD MANUAL; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 8: ACCOUNTING CONTROLS MANUAL

8.1 INTRODUCTION8.2 BASIC ORDER ENTRY CONTROLS; 8.3 COMPUTERIZED ORDER ENTRY CONTROLS; 8.4 ELECTRONIC ORDER ENTRY CONTROLS; 8.5 BASIC CREDIT GRANTING CONTROLS; 8.6 COMPUTERIZED CREDIT GRANTING CONTROLS; 8.7 BASIC PURCHASING CONTROLS; 8.8 BASIC INVENTORY PROCUREMENT CONTROLS; 8.9 COMPUTERIZED PURCHASING CONTROLS; 8.10 PROCUREMENT CARD CONTROLS; 8.11 GOODS IN TRANSIT CONTROLS; 8.12 MANUAL RECEIVING CONTROLS; 8.13 COMPUTERIZED RECEIVING SYSTEM CONTROLS; 8.14 RECEIVING-EVALUATED RECEIPTS CONTROLS; 8.15 MANUAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CONTROLS; 8.16 COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CONTROLS

8.17 MANUAL CASH DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS

Sommario/riassunto

Now in a fifth edition, Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual: A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient Department is a how-to guide on creating an effective and efficient accounting department policies and procedures manual. Written by Steven Bragg, the foremost authority in accounting and controllership issues, the new edition includes:A new, complimentary Web site providing readers with the foundation for creating or enhancing their accounting department policies and procedures manualMore coverage of accounting procedures including inventory,