Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient Department

by Bragg, Steven M.

• ISBN13: 9780470146620
• ISBN10: 0470146621
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-17
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The following are the improvements to the new edition: Many more accounting procedures were added to Chapter 5, covering such areas as inventory, billing, cash receipts, pricing, order entry, credit, collections, sales returns, capital budgeting, cash forecasting, payroll, and closing the books. New purchasing card manual New corporate policies manual New document management manual New accounting controls manual Chapter 5 (Accounting Procedures) will be split into a number of smaller chapters, one for each accounting topic (e.g., billing, budgeting, fixed assets, etc.)

Author Biography

Steven Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manger 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, and is an avid alpine skier, mountain biker, and certified master diver. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado. He has written the following books through John Wiley & Sons:

• Accounting and Fiance for Your Small Business
• Accounting Best Practices
• Accounting Control Best Practices
• Accounting Reference Desktop
• Billing and Collection Best Practices
• Business Ratios and Formulas
• Controller's Guide to Costing
• Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations
• Controller's Guide: Roles and Responsibilities for the New Controller
• Controllership
• Cost Accounting
• Design and Maintenance of Accounting Manuals
• Essentials of Payroll
• Fast Close
• Financial Analysis
• GAAP Guide
• GAAP Policies and Procedures Manual
• Inventor Accounting
• Inventor Best Practices
• Just-in-Time Accounting
• Management Accounting Vest Practices
• Managing Explosive Corporate Growth
• Outsourcing
• Payroll Accounting
• Payroll Best Practices
• Revenue Recognition
• Sales and Operations for Your Small Business
• The Controller's Function
• The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual
• the Ultimate Accountants' Reference
• Throughput Accounting

Also :

• Advanced Accounting Systems (Institute of Internal Auditors)
• Run the Rockies (CMC Press)

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Web Site

Accounting Manuals

General Accounting Manual

Procedure Statements

Maintaining and Distributing Accounting Manuals

Corporate Policies Manual

Accounting Procedures

Purchasing Card Manual

Accounting Controls Manual

Period-End Manual

Budget Manual

Property Accounting Manual

Forms Manual

Document Management Manual

User Manual

Index

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