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Accounting control best practices [[electronic resource] /] / Steven M. Bragg
Accounting control best practices [[electronic resource] /] / Steven M. Bragg
Autore Bragg Steven M
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (306 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
658.151
Collana Wiley best practices
Soggetto topico Accounting
Controllership
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-470-46413-5
1-119-20324-4
1-282-03122-8
9786612031229
0-470-46408-9
Classificazione 85.25
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Controls for accounts payable best practices -- Controls for order entry, credit, and shipment best practices -- Controls for inventory management best practices -- Controls for billing best practices -- Controls for collections -- Controls for cash-handling best practices -- Controls for payroll best practices -- Controls for fixed assets best practices -- Controls for budgeting -- Controls for financial reporting.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910145954103321
Bragg Steven M  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009
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Accounting control best practices [[electronic resource] /] / Steven M. Bragg
Accounting control best practices [[electronic resource] /] / Steven M. Bragg
Autore Bragg Steven M
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (306 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
658.151
Collana Wiley best practices
Soggetto topico Accounting
Controllership
ISBN 0-470-46413-5
1-119-20324-4
1-282-03122-8
9786612031229
0-470-46408-9
Classificazione 85.25
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Controls for accounts payable best practices -- Controls for order entry, credit, and shipment best practices -- Controls for inventory management best practices -- Controls for billing best practices -- Controls for collections -- Controls for cash-handling best practices -- Controls for payroll best practices -- Controls for fixed assets best practices -- Controls for budgeting -- Controls for financial reporting.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910830635103321
Bragg Steven M  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Accounting control best practices / / Steven M. Bragg
Accounting control best practices / / Steven M. Bragg
Autore Bragg Steven M
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (306 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
Collana Wiley best practices
Soggetto topico Accounting
Controllership
ISBN 0-470-46413-5
1-119-20324-4
1-282-03122-8
9786612031229
0-470-46408-9
Classificazione 85.25
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Controls for accounts payable best practices -- Controls for order entry, credit, and shipment best practices -- Controls for inventory management best practices -- Controls for billing best practices -- Controls for collections -- Controls for cash-handling best practices -- Controls for payroll best practices -- Controls for fixed assets best practices -- Controls for budgeting -- Controls for financial reporting.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910877320003321
Bragg Steven M  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009
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The complete CFO handbook [[electronic resource] ] : from accounting to accountability / / Frank J. Fabozzi, Pamela Peterson Drake, Ralph S. Polimeni
The complete CFO handbook [[electronic resource] ] : from accounting to accountability / / Frank J. Fabozzi, Pamela Peterson Drake, Ralph S. Polimeni
Autore Fabozzi Frank J
Edizione [4th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (863 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
Altri autori (Persone) Peterson DrakePamela <1954->
PolimeniRalph S
Soggetto topico Chief financial officers
Corporations - United States - Finance
ISBN 1-119-19805-4
1-281-03234-4
9786611032340
0-470-19576-2
Classificazione 85.25
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Complete CFO Handbook; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1: The Changing Role of the CFO: From Accounting to Accountable; SOX Act of 2002 and the CFO; Expanded Responsibilities of the CFO; Our Agenda; Part One: Funding; Chapter 2: Capital Structure Decisions; Agenda; Debt versus Equity; Concept of Leverage; Capital Structure and Financial Leverage; Financial Leverage and Risk; Capital Structure and Taxes; Capital Structure and Financial Distress; Cost of Capital; Agency Relationship; Optimal Capital Structure: Theory and Practice; A Capital Structure Prescription; Bottom Line
Appendix: Capital Structure Theory-The Modigliani-Miller Theory and Beyond Chapter 3: Types of Debt Financing; Agenda; General Featuers of Debt Obligations; Term Loans; Syndicated Bank Loans; Notes and Bonds; Short-Term Financing; Off-Balance-Sheet Financing; Bottom Line; Chapter 4: Equity Funding; Agenda; Common Stock; Preferred Stock; Bottom Line; Chapter 5: Structured Financing: Asset Securitization and Structured Notes; Agenda; Asset Securitization; Structured Notes; Bottom Line; Part Two: Strategy, Taxes, and Risk Management; Chapter 6: Strategy and Financial Planning; Agenda
Strategy and Value Financial Planning and Budgeting; Importance of Financial Planning; Budgeting Process; Sales Forecasting; Seasonal Consideration; Budgeting; Pro Forma Financial Statements; Long-Term Financial Planning; Financial Modeling; Performance Evaluation; Strategy and Value Creation; Bottom Line; Chapter 7: Basics of Corporate Taxes and Tax Risk Management; Agenda; Tax Management; Tax Risk; U.S. Tax Law and Taxation of Corporations; State and Local Taxes; Non-U.S. Taxes; Bottom Line; Chapter 8: Corporate Risk Management; Agenda; Risk Defined; Enterprise Risk Management
Managing Risks Risk Transfer; Bottom Line; Part Three: Performance Evaluation; Chapter 9: Financial Ratio Analysis; Agenda; Ratios and their Classification; Return-On-Investment Ratios; Liquidity; Profitability Ratios; Activity Ratios; Financial Leverage Ratios; Common-Size Analysis; Using Financial Ratio Analysis; Illustration: Pfizer, Inc., 1990-2005; Bottom Line; Chapter 10: Cash Flow Analysis; Agenda Items; Difficulties with Measuring Cash Flow; Cash Flows and the Statement of Cash Flows; Free Cash Flow; Calculating Free Cash Flow; Net Free Cash Flow
Usefulness of Cash Flows in Financial Analysis Bottom Line; Chapter 11: Decentralized Operations and Responsibility Accounting; Agenda; Organization Structures and Concepts; Examples of Types of Organization Structure and Responsibility Reporting; Decentralization Problems; Responsibility Accounting; Controllable Costs; Costs of Service Departments; Executive Incentive Compensation Plans and Dysfunctional Decision Making; Bottom Line; Chapter 12: Responsibility Center Performance Evaluation; Agenda; Basis for Comparison; Cost Center Performance Evaluation; Profit Center Performance Evaluation
Profit Center Decision Making
Record Nr. UNINA-9910145740603321
Fabozzi Frank J  
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
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The complete CFO handbook : from accounting to accountability / / Frank J. Fabozzi, Pamela Peterson Drake, Ralph S. Polimeni
The complete CFO handbook : from accounting to accountability / / Frank J. Fabozzi, Pamela Peterson Drake, Ralph S. Polimeni
Autore Fabozzi Frank J
Edizione [4th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (863 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
Altri autori (Persone) Peterson DrakePamela <1954->
PolimeniRalph S
Soggetto topico Chief financial officers
Corporations - United States - Finance
ISBN 9786611032340
9781119198055
1119198054
9781281032348
1281032344
9780470195765
0470195762
Classificazione 85.25
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Complete CFO Handbook; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1: The Changing Role of the CFO: From Accounting to Accountable; SOX Act of 2002 and the CFO; Expanded Responsibilities of the CFO; Our Agenda; Part One: Funding; Chapter 2: Capital Structure Decisions; Agenda; Debt versus Equity; Concept of Leverage; Capital Structure and Financial Leverage; Financial Leverage and Risk; Capital Structure and Taxes; Capital Structure and Financial Distress; Cost of Capital; Agency Relationship; Optimal Capital Structure: Theory and Practice; A Capital Structure Prescription; Bottom Line
Appendix: Capital Structure Theory-The Modigliani-Miller Theory and Beyond Chapter 3: Types of Debt Financing; Agenda; General Features of Debt Obligations; Term Loans; Syndicated Bank Loans; Notes and Bonds; Short-Term Financing; Off-Balance-Sheet Financing; Bottom Line; Chapter 4: Equity Funding; Agenda; Common Stock; Preferred Stock; Bottom Line; Chapter 5: Structured Financing: Asset Securitization and Structured Notes; Agenda; Asset Securitization; Structured Notes; Bottom Line; Part Two: Strategy, Taxes, and Risk Management; Chapter 6: Strategy and Financial Planning; Agenda
Strategy and Value Financial Planning and Budgeting; Importance of Financial Planning; Budgeting Process; Sales Forecasting; Seasonal Consideration; Budgeting; Pro Forma Financial Statements; Long-Term Financial Planning; Financial Modeling; Performance Evaluation; Strategy and Value Creation; Bottom Line; Chapter 7: Basics of Corporate Taxes and Tax Risk Management; Agenda; Tax Management; Tax Risk; U.S. Tax Law and Taxation of Corporations; State and Local Taxes; Non-U.S. Taxes; Bottom Line; Chapter 8: Corporate Risk Management; Agenda; Risk Defined; Enterprise Risk Management
Managing Risks Risk Transfer; Bottom Line; Part Three: Performance Evaluation; Chapter 9: Financial Ratio Analysis; Agenda; Ratios and their Classification; Return-On-Investment Ratios; Liquidity; Profitability Ratios; Activity Ratios; Financial Leverage Ratios; Common-Size Analysis; Using Financial Ratio Analysis; Illustration: Pfizer, Inc., 1990-2005; Bottom Line; Chapter 10: Cash Flow Analysis; Agenda Items; Difficulties with Measuring Cash Flow; Cash Flows and the Statement of Cash Flows; Free Cash Flow; Calculating Free Cash Flow; Net Free Cash Flow
Usefulness of Cash Flows in Financial Analysis Bottom Line; Chapter 11: Decentralized Operations and Responsibility Accounting; Agenda; Organization Structures and Concepts; Examples of Types of Organization Structure and Responsibility Reporting; Decentralization Problems; Responsibility Accounting; Controllable Costs; Costs of Service Departments; Executive Incentive Compensation Plans and Dysfunctional Decision Making; Bottom Line; Chapter 12: Responsibility Center Performance Evaluation; Agenda; Basis for Comparison; Cost Center Performance Evaluation; Profit Center Performance Evaluation
Profit Center Decision Making
Record Nr. UNINA-9910810555903321
Fabozzi Frank J  
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
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The essential controller [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to what every financial manager must know / / Steven M. Bragg
The essential controller [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to what every financial manager must know / / Steven M. Bragg
Autore Bragg Steven M
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
Altri autori (Persone) BraggSteven M
Collana Wiley corporate F&A series
Soggetto topico Controllership
Chief financial officers
Corporations - Accounting
Corporations - Finance
ISBN 1-118-23973-3
1-119-20319-8
1-283-94120-1
1-118-22685-2
Classificazione BUS001040
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Essential Controller; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Accounting in the Corporation; Importance of This Chapter; Tasks of the Accounting Function; Role of the Accounting Function; Role of the Controller; Impact of Ethics on the Accounting Role; Evolving Role of Accounting; Chapter 2 Controller's Responsibilities; Importance of This Chapter; Variations on the Title; Planning Function; Control Function; Reporting Function; Accounting Function; Additional Controller Functions in Smaller Companies; Controller's Job Description; Relationship of the Controller to the Chief Financial Officer
Future Changes in the Controller's Origins and Responsibilities Managing Rapid Growth; Chapter 3 Chief Financial Officer: From Controller to Facilitator of Change; Importance of This Chapter; Understanding What Chief Executive Officers Want; Task of the CFO; Develop and Communicate a Compelling Finance Agenda; Build a Commitment to Change within Finance; Change Executive Management Practices; Enlist the Support of the Chief Executive officer; Mobilize the Organization; Institutionalize Continuous Improvement; Chapter 4 Operational Accounting; Importance of This Chapter
Create Departmental Job Descriptions Create a Departmental Training Program; Clear Out Excess Documentation; Streamline the Accounting Workflow; Document All Major Processes; Correct the Underlying Causes of Errors; Use Best Practices; Outsource Selected Accounting Functions; Chapter 5 Cost Accounting and Costing Systems; Importance of This Chapter; Purpose of Cost Accounting Information; Input: Data Collection Systems; Processing: Data Summarization Systems; Processing: Job Costing; Processing: Process Costing; Processing: Standard Costing; Processing: Direct Costing
Processing: Throughput Costing Processing: Activity-based costing; Processing: Target Costing; Outputs: Cost Variances; Chapter 6 Ratio and Trend Analysis; Importance of This Chapter; How to Use Ratios and Trends; A Caveat; Measures for Profitability; Measures for the Balance Sheet; Measures for Growth; Measures for Cash Flow; Measures for Non-financial Performance; Interrelationship of Ratios; Setting Up a System of Ratios and Trend Analyses; Chapter 7 Internal Control Systems; Importance of This Chapter; Objectives; Responsibility for Internal Controls; Examples of Internal Controls
When to Eliminate Controls Types of Fraud; Preventing Fraud; How to Deal with a Fraud Situation; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Chapter 8 The Fast Close; Importance of This Chapter; Different Types of Fast Close; How to Achieve a Fast Close; Enhanced Closing Process; Chapter 9 Internal Audit Function; Importance of This Chapter; Reporting Relationships; Composition of the Audit Committee; Role of the Audit Committee; Internal Audit Objectives; Internal Audit Activities; Managing the Internal Audit Function; Chapter 10 Recruiting, Training, and Supervision; Importance of This Chapter
Recruiting Sources
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Bragg Steven M  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012
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The essential controller : an introduction to what every financial manager must know / / Steven M. Bragg
The essential controller : an introduction to what every financial manager must know / / Steven M. Bragg
Autore Bragg Steven M
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
Altri autori (Persone) BraggSteven M
Collana Wiley corporate F&A series
Soggetto topico Controllership
Chief financial officers
Corporations - Accounting
Corporations - Finance
ISBN 9781118239735
1118239733
9781119203193
1119203198
9781283941204
1283941201
9781118226858
1118226852
Classificazione BUS001040
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Essential Controller; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Accounting in the Corporation; Importance of This Chapter; Tasks of the Accounting Function; Role of the Accounting Function; Role of the Controller; Impact of Ethics on the Accounting Role; Evolving Role of Accounting; Chapter 2 Controller's Responsibilities; Importance of This Chapter; Variations on the Title; Planning Function; Control Function; Reporting Function; Accounting Function; Additional Controller Functions in Smaller Companies; Controller's Job Description; Relationship of the Controller to the Chief Financial Officer
Future Changes in the Controller's Origins and Responsibilities Managing Rapid Growth; Chapter 3 Chief Financial Officer: From Controller to Facilitator of Change; Importance of This Chapter; Understanding What Chief Executive Officers Want; Task of the CFO; Develop and Communicate a Compelling Finance Agenda; Build a Commitment to Change within Finance; Change Executive Management Practices; Enlist the Support of the Chief Executive officer; Mobilize the Organization; Institutionalize Continuous Improvement; Chapter 4 Operational Accounting; Importance of This Chapter
Create Departmental Job Descriptions Create a Departmental Training Program; Clear Out Excess Documentation; Streamline the Accounting Workflow; Document All Major Processes; Correct the Underlying Causes of Errors; Use Best Practices; Outsource Selected Accounting Functions; Chapter 5 Cost Accounting and Costing Systems; Importance of This Chapter; Purpose of Cost Accounting Information; Input: Data Collection Systems; Processing: Data Summarization Systems; Processing: Job Costing; Processing: Process Costing; Processing: Standard Costing; Processing: Direct Costing
Processing: Throughput Costing Processing: Activity-based costing; Processing: Target Costing; Outputs: Cost Variances; Chapter 6 Ratio and Trend Analysis; Importance of This Chapter; How to Use Ratios and Trends; A Caveat; Measures for Profitability; Measures for the Balance Sheet; Measures for Growth; Measures for Cash Flow; Measures for Non-financial Performance; Interrelationship of Ratios; Setting Up a System of Ratios and Trend Analyses; Chapter 7 Internal Control Systems; Importance of This Chapter; Objectives; Responsibility for Internal Controls; Examples of Internal Controls
When to Eliminate Controls Types of Fraud; Preventing Fraud; How to Deal with a Fraud Situation; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Chapter 8 The Fast Close; Importance of This Chapter; Different Types of Fast Close; How to Achieve a Fast Close; Enhanced Closing Process; Chapter 9 Internal Audit Function; Importance of This Chapter; Reporting Relationships; Composition of the Audit Committee; Role of the Audit Committee; Internal Audit Objectives; Internal Audit Activities; Managing the Internal Audit Function; Chapter 10 Recruiting, Training, and Supervision; Importance of This Chapter
Recruiting Sources
Altri titoli varianti Introduction to what every financial manager must know
What every financial manager must know
Record Nr. UNINA-9910825666903321
Bragg Steven M  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012
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Governance, risk, and compliance handbook : technology, finance, environmental, and international guidance and best practices / / edited by Anthony Tarantino
Governance, risk, and compliance handbook : technology, finance, environmental, and international guidance and best practices / / edited by Anthony Tarantino
Edizione [1st edition]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (1123 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
Altri autori (Persone) TarantinoAnthony <1949->
Collana Corporate Finance & Accounting
Wiley global finance executive select
Soggetto topico Corporate governance
Risk management
Compliance auditing
ISBN 9786611237394
9781118108505
1118108507
9781281237392
1281237396
9781118269213
1118269217
9780470909669
0470909668
9780470909683
0470909684
9780470245552
0470245557
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto GOVERNANCE, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE HANDBOOK: TECHNOLOGY, FINANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND INTERNATIONAL GUIDANCE AND BEST PRACTICES; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 ACT LOCALLY, IMPACT GLOBALLY; 1.2 GOVERNANCE; 1.3 RISK; 1.4 COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS; 1.5 GRC AND GLOBALIZATION; 1.6 GROWTH OF GLOBAL TRADE; 1.7 SIMPLE SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND COMPLIANCE ( GRC); 1.8 WHY READ THIS BOOK: THE CASE FOR GOOD GRC; 1.9 ORGANIZATION OF THE HANDBOOK; PART 1 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CHAPTER 2 A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO ASSESS INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING ( ICFR)2.1 A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO ASSESSING ICFR; 2.2 DETERMINE KEY STAKEHOLDERS; 2.3 ESTABLISH THE RISK MANAGEMENT CONTEXT; 2.4 RISK RATING AND RISK IDENTIFICATION; 2.5 ANALYZE AND EVALUATE RISKS; 2.6 TREAT/MITIGATE RISKS; 2.7 IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND REPORT ON RESIDUAL RISK STATUS; 2.8 CONCLUDING REMARKS; CHAPTER 3 COSO- IS IT FIT FOR PURPOSE?; 3.1 THE ROOTS OF COSO; 3.2 COSO THE COMMITTEE AND COSO THE 1992 INTEGRATED CONTROL FRAMEWORK: HAVE THEY STOOD THE TEST OF TIME?
3.3 ACTUAL MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF THE COSO 1992 FRAMEWORK PRIOR TO SOX3.4 EXPECTATIONS OF COSO ESCALATE OVERNIGHT; 3.5 IS COSO 1992 FREE FROM BIAS?; 3.6 DOES COSO 1992 PERMIT CONSISTENT QUANTITATIVE/QUALITATIVE MEASUREMENT?; 3.7 IS COSO 1992 SUFFICIENTLY COMPLETE SO THAT RELEVANT FACTORS ARE NOT OMITTED?; 3.8 IS COSO 1992 RELEVANT TO AN ANALYSIS OF CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING?; 3.9 COSO: LOOKING FORWARD; CHAPTER 4 TIME TO RETHINK THE CORPORATE TAX; 4.1 Q& A WITH MIHIR DESAI; 4.2 ABOUT FACULTY IN THIS ARTICLE; CHAPTER 5 THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT; 5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 INTERNAL AUDITORS' ROLE THROUGHOUT HISTORY5.3 THE ROLE TRANSFORMED; 5.4 BEYOND ASSURANCE: ADVISORY SERVICES; 5.5 ACHIEVING THE GREATEST IMPACT; 5.6 THE BRIGHT OUTLOOK OF INTERNAL AUDITING; CHAPTER 6 OUTSOURCED PROCESSES: RISK AND RESOLUTION; 6.1 A MATTER OF RISK; 6.2 A MATTER OF RESPONSIBILITY; 6.3 OUTSOURCED RISK MANAGEMENT; 6.4 SAS 70 CRITICISMS; 6.5 SAS 70 ALTERNATIVES; 6.6 SUMMARY; CHAPTER 7 THE LAST MILE OF FINANCE; 7.1 THE LAST MILE OF FINANCE; 7.2 REGAINING CONTROL; 7.3 WHERE EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER; 7.4 THE PATH TO AN OPTIMUM CLOSE; 7.5 A RETURN TO GOOD FINANCE
CHAPTER 8 U. S. STOCK OPTION BACKDATING SCANDALS8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 THE PROS AND CONS OF STOCK OPTIONS; 8.3 THE AMERICAN SCANDALS; 8.4 WHY STOCK OPTIONS SHOULD BE AVOIDED; 8.5 SUGGESTIONS IN MANAGING OPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO MUST RETAIN THEM; 8.6 HOW THE UNITED STATES GOT INTO SUCH A MESS; CHAPTER 9 FRAUD AND CORRUPTION; 9.1 WHAT ARE FRAUD AND CORRUPTION? HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FROM ETHICS; 9.2 CONSEQUENCES OF FRAUD AND CORRUPTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY; 9.3 PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEM WITH PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR MANAGING FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
9.4 BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR DETECTION METHODS, INCLUDING CHECKING OF BACKGROUND AND REFERENCES
Altri titoli varianti Technology, finance, environmental, and international guidance and best practices
Record Nr. UNINA-9910145580803321
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
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Internal controls [[electronic resource] ] : guidance for private, government, and nonprofit entities / / Lynford Graham
Internal controls [[electronic resource] ] : guidance for private, government, and nonprofit entities / / Lynford Graham
Autore Graham Lynford
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (256 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
Soggetto topico Auditing, Internal
Managerial accounting
ISBN 1-119-19802-X
1-280-97439-7
9786610974399
0-470-18444-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto INTERNAL CONTROLS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AN INTRODUCTION; BUT HOW DOES ALL THAT RELATE TO ME?; WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER; SO WHAT IS ALL THIS FUSS ABOUT COSTS?; IT CAN BE MANAGED; Chapter 2: FIRST STEPS: A PILOT PROJECT; NAVIGATING CHAPTERS 2 TO 5; THE FIRST STEPS CAN SEEM THE HARDEST; YOU HAVE AN ADVANTAGE; THE FIRST STEP; UNDERSTAND YOUR OBJECTIVE; THE CONTROLS FRAMEWORK AS A GUIDE; FORM A PRELIMINARY PROJECT TEAM; THE REAL PROJECT: SETTING PRIORITIES; PROJECT AND RESOURCE PLAN; Chapter 3: THE FIVE COMPONENTS OF THE CONTROLS FRAMEWORK; SOME BACKGROUND
THE FIVE COMPONENTS CUBES, TRIANGLES, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONS; THE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; CONTROL ACTIVITIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; Appendix 3A: BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE ON IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORPORATE AUDIT COMMITTEES; SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter 4: DOCUMENTING INTERNAL CONTROLS USING A FRAMEWORK; MANY WAYS TO DOCUMENT; PURPOSE OF DOCUMENTING FINANCIAL REPORTING CONTROLS; VALUE OF CARE IN DOCUMENTATION; FORMATS AND TOOLS FOR DOCUMENTING CONTROLS; FORMATS AND TEMPLATES, MATRICES AND FORMS
DEVELOPING CUSTOM CONTROL OBJECTIVES Appendix 4A: SAMPLE CONTROL OBJECTIVES FOR MAJOR CYCLES; ENHANCEMENTS TO SAMPLE CONTROL OBJECTIVES; Chapter 5: SETTING THE SCOPE OF YOUR DOCUMENTATION PROJECT: IDENTIFYING THE CORE; START WITH OBJECTIVES; MAPPING THE ENTITY TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE INS AND OUTS; CONSIDER RISKS, NOT JUST QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; OVERSTATEMENT AND UNDERSTATEMENT; INCLUDE THE CLOSE PROCESS AND PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!; Chapter 6: ESTABLISHING A BASIS FOR CONTROLS EFFECTIVENESS: TESTING CONTROLS
''AUDITORS SHOULD DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNAL CONTROLS. . .''MONITORING; SAMPLING AND TESTING CONTROLS; INFREQUENTLY OPERATING CONTROLS; SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS; TESTING AUTOMATED (COMPUTERIZED) CONTROLS; TESTING GENERAL COMPUTER CONTROLS; Appendix 6A: SAMPLE SIZE TUTORIAL; SAMPLE SIZE FORMULA; FOR SUBSTANTIVE SAMPLING; FOR TESTS OF CONTROLS; READING A TABLE TO DETERMINE SAMPLE SIZES; Appendix 6B: CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS: GATHERING INTERNAL CONTROL INFORMATION; BACKGROUND; EXAMPLES OF WHERE INTERVIEWS ARE USED; PLANNING AND STRATEGY; FOCUS GROUPS
TIPS FOR AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT INTERVIEWS COPE AND REPORTING ON CONTROLS; FOLLOWING UP; Chapter 7: ASSESSING DESIGN EFFECTIVENESS AND OPERATING EFFECTIVENESS; IT'S INEVITABLE; DEFINITIONS OF SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES AND MATERIAL WEAKNESSES; KEY FACTORS WHEN ASSESSING THE SEVERITY OF A DEFICIENCY; CONDITIONS INDICATING CONTROL DEFICIENCIES; EXAMPLES OF EVALUATING THE SEVERITY OF DEFICIENCIES; OVERALL ASSESSMENT; Appendix 7A: A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING CONTROL EXCEPTIONS AND DEFICIENCIES; INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE; GUIDING PRINCIPLES; TERMINOLOGY
Chapter 8: FRAUD RISKS AND ENTITY SELF-DEFENSE
Record Nr. UNINA-9910143691803321
Graham Lynford  
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
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Internal controls : guidance for private, government, and nonprofit entities / / Lynford Graham
Internal controls : guidance for private, government, and nonprofit entities / / Lynford Graham
Autore Graham Lynford
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (256 p.)
Disciplina 658.15/1
Soggetto topico Auditing, Internal
Managerial accounting
ISBN 1-119-19802-X
1-280-97439-7
9786610974399
0-470-18444-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
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Nota di contenuto INTERNAL CONTROLS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AN INTRODUCTION; BUT HOW DOES ALL THAT RELATE TO ME?; WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER; SO WHAT IS ALL THIS FUSS ABOUT COSTS?; IT CAN BE MANAGED; Chapter 2: FIRST STEPS: A PILOT PROJECT; NAVIGATING CHAPTERS 2 TO 5; THE FIRST STEPS CAN SEEM THE HARDEST; YOU HAVE AN ADVANTAGE; THE FIRST STEP; UNDERSTAND YOUR OBJECTIVE; THE CONTROLS FRAMEWORK AS A GUIDE; FORM A PRELIMINARY PROJECT TEAM; THE REAL PROJECT: SETTING PRIORITIES; PROJECT AND RESOURCE PLAN; Chapter 3: THE FIVE COMPONENTS OF THE CONTROLS FRAMEWORK; SOME BACKGROUND
THE FIVE COMPONENTS CUBES, TRIANGLES, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONS; THE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; CONTROL ACTIVITIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; Appendix 3A: BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE ON IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORPORATE AUDIT COMMITTEES; SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter 4: DOCUMENTING INTERNAL CONTROLS USING A FRAMEWORK; MANY WAYS TO DOCUMENT; PURPOSE OF DOCUMENTING FINANCIAL REPORTING CONTROLS; VALUE OF CARE IN DOCUMENTATION; FORMATS AND TOOLS FOR DOCUMENTING CONTROLS; FORMATS AND TEMPLATES, MATRICES AND FORMS
DEVELOPING CUSTOM CONTROL OBJECTIVES Appendix 4A: SAMPLE CONTROL OBJECTIVES FOR MAJOR CYCLES; ENHANCEMENTS TO SAMPLE CONTROL OBJECTIVES; Chapter 5: SETTING THE SCOPE OF YOUR DOCUMENTATION PROJECT: IDENTIFYING THE CORE; START WITH OBJECTIVES; MAPPING THE ENTITY TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE INS AND OUTS; CONSIDER RISKS, NOT JUST QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; OVERSTATEMENT AND UNDERSTATEMENT; INCLUDE THE CLOSE PROCESS AND PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!; Chapter 6: ESTABLISHING A BASIS FOR CONTROLS EFFECTIVENESS: TESTING CONTROLS
''AUDITORS SHOULD DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNAL CONTROLS. . .''MONITORING; SAMPLING AND TESTING CONTROLS; INFREQUENTLY OPERATING CONTROLS; SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS; TESTING AUTOMATED (COMPUTERIZED) CONTROLS; TESTING GENERAL COMPUTER CONTROLS; Appendix 6A: SAMPLE SIZE TUTORIAL; SAMPLE SIZE FORMULA; FOR SUBSTANTIVE SAMPLING; FOR TESTS OF CONTROLS; READING A TABLE TO DETERMINE SAMPLE SIZES; Appendix 6B: CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS: GATHERING INTERNAL CONTROL INFORMATION; BACKGROUND; EXAMPLES OF WHERE INTERVIEWS ARE USED; PLANNING AND STRATEGY; FOCUS GROUPS
TIPS FOR AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT INTERVIEWS COPE AND REPORTING ON CONTROLS; FOLLOWING UP; Chapter 7: ASSESSING DESIGN EFFECTIVENESS AND OPERATING EFFECTIVENESS; IT'S INEVITABLE; DEFINITIONS OF SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES AND MATERIAL WEAKNESSES; KEY FACTORS WHEN ASSESSING THE SEVERITY OF A DEFICIENCY; CONDITIONS INDICATING CONTROL DEFICIENCIES; EXAMPLES OF EVALUATING THE SEVERITY OF DEFICIENCIES; OVERALL ASSESSMENT; Appendix 7A: A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING CONTROL EXCEPTIONS AND DEFICIENCIES; INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE; GUIDING PRINCIPLES; TERMINOLOGY
Chapter 8: FRAUD RISKS AND ENTITY SELF-DEFENSE
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Graham Lynford  
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
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