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Accounting and Finance Policies and Procedures

Name: Accounting and Finance Policies and Procedures
Brand: John Wiley & Sons
SKU: 9780470259627
Price: 1050.00 HKD
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Author: Rose Hightower
ISBN: 9780470259627

By Rose Hightower

John Wiley & Sons April 2008

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780470259627
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication: April 2008
Format: Paperback , 336 pages
Jurisdiction: International or US ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Policies and procedures are the foundation of internal controls for organizations. Taking a complicated subject and breaking it into manageable components, this book enables you to hit the ground running and significantly accelerate your completion of a solid policies and procedures program. Comprehensive and practical, this useful book provides you with sample documents you can personalize and customize to meet your company's needs.

Reviews

"The author provides an excellent framework for organizations to use in establishing and updating policies and procedures. This book is an excellent resource that auditors can use to steer management to as an example of a structured approach to policy and procedure development." (Auditnet.org, June 2008)

Getting Started - How to Use this Manual.

Preface.

Program.

A01 Introduction.

A02 Policy and Procedure Program Charter.

A03 Overview - Getting Started – Presentation.

A04 Create, Issue Revise Policies and Procedures.

A05 Request for Deviation from Policies and Procedures.

A06 Rescind Policies and Procedures

Policies and Procedures.

B01 Account Reconciliation.

B02 Accounting for Compensated Absences.

B03 Accounting for Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

B04 Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions.

B05 Accounting for Post Employment Benefits.

B06 Accounting for Restructuring and Reorganization.

B07 Accounting for Sales Compensation: Expense, Accrual, Reconciliation.

B08 Accounts Payable - 3rd Party Trade.

B09 Accounts Receivable - Allow for Doubtful Accounts.

B10 Accounts Receivable – Credit, Collection and Cash Applications.

B11 Accruals.

B12 Addressing Accounting and Audit related Complaints.

B13 Authorization – Delegation, Sub Delegation of Authority.

B13 Authorization – Delegation, Sub Delegation of Authority matrix.

B14 Bank Reconciliation.

B15 Business Combinations and Consolidation.

B16 Business Licenses.

B17 Cash and Banking.

B18 Communication with Financial Community.

B19 Escheat, Abandoned Property, Unclaimed Checks.

B20 Finance Code of Ethical Conduct.

B21 Financial Indicators.

B22 Financial Planning and Analysis.

B23 Fixed Assets, PP&E, Long Lived Assets.

B24 Foreign Currency and Risk Management.

B25 Funding and Financing Risk Management.

B26 Hire and Use of External Auditors.

B27 Income Tax Preparation and Reporting.

B28 Insurance and Risk Management.

B29 Intercompany Transactions.

B30 Inventory.

B31 Investment and Marketable Securities.

B32 Journal Entries and Non Routine Transactions.

B33 Leases - Capital, Operating and Real Estate.

B34 Letter of Representation, Quarterly Sub Certification.

B35 Payroll / Salary Expense.

B36 Petty Cash.

B37 Physical Count for Inventory and Fixed Asset.

B38 Prepaid Assets / Expenses.

B39 Revenue Recognition.

B40 Source and Use of Exchange Rates.

B41 Travel, Entertainment and Expense.

B41 Travel, Entertainment and Expense – Manual.

Bonus Policies and Procedures.

C01 External Communications.

C02 Material Non Public Information and Insider Trading.

C03 Procurement.

C04 Records Information Management.

Index.

About the Author

Rose Hightower, Accountant, MSc, has been the owner of IDEAL Consulting Solutions International, LLC for ten years, consulting in implementation of internal control and policy and procedure programs for large companies. Bringing over twenty years of experience from IBM and serving as finance manager, her program contains practical lessons and simple solutions for any size company. She is known as "The Policy Guru" and offers advice and counsel to clients from her Web site, idealpolicy.com, and through auditnet.org.

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