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Internal Control: A Manager's Journey

Internal Control: A Manager's Journey

Author: K. H. Spencer Pickett
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471402503
Published In: April 2001
Format: Hardback , 384 pages
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An entertaining introduction to a very serious and complex issue
Internal control is no longer the exclusive domain of highly trained accountants on the internal auditing staff. Corporate boards, CEOs, and employees at virtually every level are now seen as responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring these controls; few, however, have the training and background needed to fulfill this complex responsibility.
Through the entertaining story of a manager's visit to the Caribbean, Internal Control: A Manager's Journey illustrates how control can be managed throughout an organization. In each chapter, Operations Manager Bill Reynolds learns the key concepts and techniques of internal control and discovers how to design, document, install, and monitor an innovative, efficient internal control policy. He discovers that effective internal control is based on risk assessment and should encourage innovation. He also learns important techniques for preventing, detecting, and correcting fraud.
This unconventional, extraordinarily useful guide is peppered with practical examples and workable solutions that can be used to institute improved control and accountability in any company of any size. It's the ultimate resource for CEOs, CFOs, operations managers, and anyone involved in the design, implementation, review, or reporting of internal controls.

"A useful book with a novel approach." (Pay Advice, May 2006)

Taking Time Off.

Concepts of Control.

Negril and the Art of Using Procedures.

Fishing, Witches, and Support Systems.

Fraud, Corruption, and Lots of Rain.

Controlled Creativity and Chaos.

A Corporate Internalized Control Facility.

The Letter.

Appendix A: The Managerial Control System.

Appendix B: Three Strikes and You're Out: Putting Compliance into Perspective.

Appendix C: Top Ten Imperatives for Facilitators.

Appendix D: Trianing Courses.

Appendix E: A Risk Paradigm.

Notes.

Index.

K. H. Spencer Pickett is a senior lecturer in internal auditing at the Civil Service College in Berkshire, England. He delivers courses for internal auditors as part of their requirement to attain the government internal audit standard and prepares students for the Institute of Internal Auditors examination at the practitioner and professional levels.