Fast close [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to closing the books quickly / / Steven M. Bragg

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145954603321
• Autore: Bragg Steven M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009
• ISBN: 0-470-48076-9; 1-119-20358-9; 1-282-11436-0; 9786612114366; 0-470-48073-4
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Disciplina: 657/.2; 658.151
• Soggetti: Controllership; Financial statements; Bookkeeping; Corporations - Accounting; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: FAST CLOSE: A Guide to Closing the Books Quickly, 2nd Edition; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Your Current Closing Process; Chapter 3: Conducting a Review of the Closing Process; Chapter 4: Alter the Timing of Closing Activities; Chapter 5: Revise the Contents of the Financial Statements; Chapter 6: Optimize the Use of Journal Entries and Chart of Accounts; Chapter 7: Standardization and Centralization; Chapter 8: Closing the Inventory Function; Chapter 9: Closing the Billing Function; Chapter 10: Closing the Payroll Function; Chapter 11: Closing the Payables FunctionChapter 12: Closing the Cash Processing Function; Chapter 13: Impact of Automation on the Closing Process; Chapter 14: Closing the Books of a Public Company; Chapter 15: Controls for Financial Reporting; Chapter 16: Ongoing Improvements in the Closing Process; Appendix A: Comprehensive ; Closing Checklist; Appendix B: Fast Close Policies and Procedures; Appendix C: Soft Close Checklist; Appendix D: Year-End Close Checklist; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Praise for Fast Close: A Guide to Closing the Books Quickly ""Steve captures the essence of the problems affecting the financial close process within corporations of all sizes; from the period close of subledgers and general ledger through financial reporting, and the relationship and interdependencies of governance, people and technology. A must-read for the corporate controller.""-David Taylor, ACMA, MBA, VP Strategy, Trintech Inc. ""Fast Close: A Guide to Closing the Books Quickly, Second Edition is a must-read for today's busy controllers. Steven Bragg p