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| financial close month end close checklist: Fast Close Steven M. Bragg, 2009-03-30 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 points out everything that can be done outside the close that you just never realized didn't actually have to be part of the month-end close process! Very commonsensical approach! —Kathleen Schneibel, mba, cpa, Controller/CFO for Hire, KMAS Consulting LLC A well-executed 'fast close' can bring many valuable benefits to any company, from improving organizational performance to transforming accounting executives from financial historians to trusted advisors. In Fast Close, Second Edition, Steve systematically breaks down the steps required to achieve a fast close in both public and private companies, providing financial executives with tips, checklists, and a cost-effective road map to implement fast close procedures in virtually any company. —Matthew Posta, Esq., CPA, Vice President of Finance, Key Air, LLC FROM THE FIRST EDITION This is an outstanding book in which Steve reveals his secrets to a fast close. Having personally experienced his (one-day) fast close for years and enjoyed the beneficial impact on my company, I highly recommend this book for all financial officers who desire to have a large, favorable impact on their company. —Richard V. Souders, President and CEO, Kaba Workforce Solutions |
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| financial close month end close checklist: Church Accounting Lisa London, 2020-11 The must-have reference guide for small and growing churches to understand church accounting basics in a reader-friendly format has been updated and expanded!CPA Lisa London and premier church accounting blogger, Vickey Richardson, help you understand what you need to know to manage the finances and keep your religious organization out of trouble with the IRS.Topics include how to:?Meet the IRS definition of a church?Determine whether to file for a 501c3 or not?Organize and retain accounting records?Establish controls to keep the money safe and guard against errors?Record and acknowledge donations of cash, stock, vehicles, in-kind, and more?Setup and maintain a benevolence fund?Create an accountable reimbursement plan?Handle mortgage payments?Calculate and file payroll?Structure pastor payroll and housing allowances?Budget for the next year?Recognize if you owe Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) ?How to fill out the 990N and 990EZ,?And so much more.Lisa London CPA is the author of The Accountant Beside You series of resources for the non-accountants in nonprofits, religious organizations, and small businesses to understand their accounting needs. She has decades of experience in auditing and consulting large and small organizations.Vickey Richardson is the founder and manager of Vickey's Bookkeeping, Inc., an accounting firm specializing in assisting churches. She is best known for her popular website, FreeChurchAccounting.com. |
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| financial close month end close checklist: Fast Close Steven M. Bragg, 2009-03-16 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 points out everything that can be done outside the close that you just never realized didn't actually have to be part of the month-end close process! Very commonsensical approach! —Kathleen Schneibel, mba, cpa, Controller/CFO for Hire, KMAS Consulting LLC A well-executed 'fast close' can bring many valuable benefits to any company, from improving organizational performance to transforming accounting executives from financial historians to trusted advisors. In Fast Close, Second Edition, Steve systematically breaks down the steps required to achieve a fast close in both public and private companies, providing financial executives with tips, checklists, and a cost-effective road map to implement fast close procedures in virtually any company. —Matthew Posta, Esq., CPA, Vice President of Finance, Key Air, LLC FROM THE FIRST EDITION This is an outstanding book in which Steve reveals his secrets to a fast close. Having personally experienced his (one-day) fast close for years and enjoyed the beneficial impact on my company, I highly recommend this book for all financial officers who desire to have a large, favorable impact on their company. —Richard V. Souders, President and CEO, Kaba Workforce Solutions |
| financial close month end close checklist: QuickBooks for Churches and Other Religious Organizations Deep River Press, Inc., Lisa London, 2013-11 Bookkeeping for churches can be quite different than for-profit businesses, and the other guides available cover either QuickBooks or church accounting, not both. Lisa London, The Accountant Beside You, walks you through QuickBooks for your church from start to finish, always with examples, terminology, and understanding of what a busy church administrator needs to know in a clear, concise style. With her friendly easy-to-understand style and illustrative screenshots, Lisa guides new QuickBooks users every step of the way, while her tips for how to make QuickBooks work better for churches provides new insight and procedures for even the experienced bookkeeper. Not only does she step you through how to set up QuickBooks and utilize it more efficiently for your house of worship, but she also discusses everything you need to know to implement controls and procedures to ensure that your church's money is always protected. QuickBooks for Churches covers PC versions of QuickBooks from 2012 forward and even includes what's new in the 2014 version. Lisa offers sound accounting procedures for both large and small houses of worship, for bookkeepers with years of experience as well as those just starting out. Let The Accountant Beside You take one more worry off your crowded to-do list. |
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| financial close month end close checklist: Finance, Budgeting & Quantitative Analysis Brian Garavaglia, 2013-04-22 Finance, Budgeting & Quantitative Analysis Finance, Budgeting & Quantitative Analysis: A Primer for Nursing Home Administrators is a comprehensive guide designed specifically to help long-term care managers produce, present, and defend the departmental budget. Author Brian Garavaglia, Ph.D., FACHCA, offers new and updated tips and tools that break down the confusing and often foreign, financial side of healthcare. This one-of-a-kind resource offers step-by-step instructions, and helpful charts that translate the confusing language, number crunching, and report reading into information that managers can apply to budget planning and preparing in long-term care settings. Finance, Budgeting & Quantitative Analysis: A Primer for Nursing Home Administrators will give you: Concise explanations of the finance and budget cycle in nursing homes for non-financial professionals Real-world examples and case studies that illustrate the right way to manage finance and budgeting All the forms necessary to successfully manage the budget Clarification of how revenue and budgeting intersect and the effect it has on the bottom line Description of the SNF and PPS revenue challenges and how they affect financial planning Table of Contents Chapter 1: The General Accounting Procedure Chapter 2: Financial Statements Chapter 3: Debits, Credits, and Postings to Accounts Chapter 4: The Accounting Cycle Chapter 5: Inventory Chapter 6: Planning and Budgeting Chapter 7: Cost Containment in Long-Term Care Chapter 8: PPDs As the Benchmark for Measurement Chapter 9: Labor Costs Chapter 10: The Staff Chapter 11: Medicaid, Medicare, and Third-Party Payment Chapter 12: The Financial Implications for Insurance Policies Chapter 13: Consolidated Billing and the MDS Chapter 14: Quantitative Analysis for Long-Term Care Administrators Traditional Scientific Tenets Chapter 15: Common Quantitative Analytical Techniques for Healthcare Administration Chapter 16: Correlation: The Importance of Measuring Relationships between Variables Chapter 17: Inferentially Based Statistical Procedures Chapter 18: The Time Value of Money Chapter 19: Planning Through the Use of Networks Chapter 20: Economic Principles Chapter 21: Mathematical Review Chapter 22: References and Suggested Readings Tools When you purchase this book, you will also receive on-line access to a number of valuable tools, which you can download straight to your desktop, then customize to fit your specific needs. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Core Financial System Checklist Gene L. Dodaro, 2009-03 The Fed. Financial Mgt. Improvement Act (FFMIA) of 1996 requires, among other things, that agencies implement and maintain mgt. systems that substantially comply with fed. financial mgt. systems requirements. To assist in reviews of financial mgt. systems under the requirements of FFMIA, the author issued 3 checklists concurrently as practice aids. This checklist reflects the Joint Financial Mgt. Improvement Program¿s ¿Core Financial System Requirements.¿ The purpose of this guide is to provide a checklist to assist: (1) agencies in implementing and monitoring their core system; and (2) mgmt. and auditors in reviewing the systems to determine if the core system is in substantial compliance with FFMIA. |
| financial close month end close checklist: The Miracle Morning (Updated and Expanded Edition) Hal Elrod, 2024-01-09 Start waking up to your full potential every single day with the updated and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book that has sold more than two million copies. “So much more than a book. It is a proven methodology that will help you fulfil your potential and create the life you’ve always wanted.” —Mel Robbins, New York Times bestselling author of The High 5 Habit and The 5 Second Rule Getting everything you want out of life isn’t about doing more. It’s about becoming more. Hal Elrod and The Miracle Morning have helped millions of people become the person they need to be to create the life they’ve always wanted. Now, it’s your turn. Hal’s revolutionary SAVERS method is a simple, effective step-by-step process to transform your life in as little as six minutes per day: - Silence: Reduce stress and improve mental clarity by beginning each day with peaceful, purposeful quiet - Affirmations: Reprogram your mind to overcome any fears or beliefs that are limiting your potential or causing you to suffer - Visualization: Experience the power of mentally rehearsing yourself showing up at your best each day - Exercise: Boost your mental and physical energy in as little as sixty seconds - Reading: Acquire knowledge and expand your abilities by learning from experts - Scribing: Keep a journal to deepen gratitude, gain insights, track progress, and increase your productivity by getting clear on your top priorities This updated and expanded edition has more than forty pages of new content, including: - The Miracle Evening: Optimize your bedtime and sleep to wake up every day feeling refreshed and energized for your Miracle Morning - The Miracle Life: Begin your path to inner freedom so you can truly be happy and learn to love the life you have while you create the life you want |
| financial close month end close checklist: Bookkeeping for Small Business Part 1 Australian Government Publishing Service, 1991-01-01 Workbook for the small business manager, explaining the basics of bookkeeping. Chapters covering topics such as using business records, creating a cashbook system and expanding the journal system, are accompanied by practical exercises and a glossary. Number three in the TTraining Management Package' produced with the National Executive of Small Business Agencies and the National Industry Extension Service. Revised edition of a book first published in 1983. |
| financial close month end close checklist: QuickStart Your QuickBooks Ronika Khanna, Do you want to save time, make your accounting easier and ultimately increase profits? QuickBooks can help you do that by saving on bookkeeping costs and giving you the data you need to analyze your business to take it to the next level. QuickBooks Online is the world’s most popular accounting software for small business owners. And like with any new software there is a learning curve, but you don’t have to do it all on your own. QuickStart Your Quickbooks aims to take you from a complete novice to a confident intermediate user on a timeline that works with your schedule. The step-by-step guide makes the information digestible and easy to implement immediately. Inside you’ll find: Over 250 pages of tips, tricks, and actionable steps you can take today. Images to help you through every step of the process. How to customize your setup specifically to your business and make maximum use of QBO’s many features. Step by step instructions on how to do everyday tasks such as invoicing, expenses, journal entries and banking. A comprehensive review to setting up and using Canadian sales tax filing. A review of reports that every business owner should use to maximize profits and efficiences. A glossary of common accounting terminology and best practices every small business owner should know. And so much more! Learn everything that every beginner needs to know, increase your profitability, and take control of your small business finances with QuickStart Your QuickBooks. Note: This book is based on the Canadian version of QBO, but in most respects the accounting concepts within are widely applicable to all countries. In addition, it does not review QBO payroll, as I believe there are better options out there at a similar price point. Finally, I do not cover some advanced features such as budgeting, time tracking, multicurrency, projects and mileage. These topics will be covered in my next Advanced QBO book. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Controller's Code Michael Whitmire, 2020-04-29 Controllers in the 21st Century need to master more than the technical accounting skills to become the strategic leaders their companies need. You need to be an effective leader and manager. You need to explain the debits and credits at a high level to the CFO while keeping one hand in the weeds. You have to anticipate the risks your company faces in an increasingly complex, competitive, and regulatory landscape. And you have to be an expert in ever-changing technology.But how do you learn all these parts of your job? These skills aren't taught alongside the debits and credits in school.In Controller's Code, Mike Whitmire gives you the inside scoop on the skills you need to have a stellar career in the controller's seat. You'll get real-world guidance from finance pros at leading companies so you can write your own success story and play a bigger role at your company. |
| financial close month end close checklist: The New Accounts Payable Toolkit Christine H. Doxey, 2021-04-13 THE NEW ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TOOLKIT In The New Accounts Payable Toolkit, accomplished entrepreneur, consultant, and finance expert Christine H. Doxey delivers a unique and powerful approach to the accounts payable process and discusses the impact of the automation of the Procure to Pay (P2P) process. The toolkit explores all aspects of the accounts payable process, from the establishment of the contract and the purchase order to the supplier validation process, invoice processing and payment, accounting, and fiscal close. You’ll learn the key metrics and analytics needed for the accounts payable process. This comprehensive toolkit provides the best practices, tools, and internal controls that can help safeguard your company’s cash and other assets. You’ll obtain a variety of tools to create the foundation required for current internal controls and compliance to ensure that suppliers are correctly validated in the supplier master file to maintain regulatory compliance. Avoid paying fraudulent or inaccurate invoices and avoid paying a supplier’s invoice more than once. Be certain that all supplier invoices are properly accounted for to ensure an accurate fiscal close. Finally, stay up to date with all current and coming trends in the accounts payable process, including eInvoicing, ePayment, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and eAccounting. The New Accounts Payable Toolkit provides guidance for the implementation of AP automation solutions that can streamline and modernize your own systems and processes to take advantage of new digital developments. Perfect for controllers, chief financial officers, and finance managers, The New Accounts Payable Toolkit will also earn a place in the libraries of students and professionals who seek to better understand the components of an optimal accounts payable. UNCOVER A UNIQUE AND POWERFUL NEW APPROACH TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PROCESSES The New Accounts Payable Toolkit offers readers a comprehensive and timely new way of handling their accounts payable systems and processes. You’ll discover how to implement new digital technologies in every aspect of the accounts payable process, from the establishment of the initial contract and purchase order to the supplier validation process, invoice processing and payment, accounting, and fiscal close. You’ll learn to validate suppliers in the master list to ensure regulatory compliance, prevent multiple payments for a single invoice, keep from paying fraudulent, inaccurate, or incomplete invoices, and apply best practices to help safeguard your company’s assets. You’ll also discover how to measure and record key metrics and analytics to maintain an effective accounts payable process. Finally, you’ll read about new and upcoming trends in accounts payable, like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotic process automation that you can implement today to realize new efficiencies and savings. Ideal for chief financial officers, finance managers, and controllers, The New Accounts Payable Toolkit is an invaluable guide to modernizing and optimizing your own company’s accounts payable processes and systems. |
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| financial close month end close checklist: Donor Retention Roger M. Craver, 2014-08 There are eight main reasons why donors stop supporting organizations. Do you know them? You will after reading Retention Fundraising: The New Art and Science of Keeping Your Donors for Life. For three years, pioneering fundraiser Roger Craver immersed himself in a study of nonprofits in the U.S. and the U.K. His singular aim was to uncover why donors quit an organization and what can be done to make them stay. Some quick figures show why Craver's book on donor retention is timely: -If yours is a typical organization, you have a 60 to 70 percent chance of obtaining an additional gift from an existing donor. -You have a 20 to 40 percent chance of obtaining an additional gift from a recently lapsed donor. -But you have less than a 2 percent chance of obtaining a gift from a prospect. That bears repeating: The average organization has less than a 2 percent chance of securing a gift from a prospect. So one thing is glaringly obvious. The bulk of an organization's fundraising expenditures should be aimed at strengthening relationships with existing donors, not in acquiring new givers (though there's still a role for that, of course). Through painstaking research, Craver has singled out the exact ways an organization can deepen donor commitment. There are, he learned, seven key drivers that matter most to donors. These drivers - ranging from meaningful appreciation to opportunities for authentic involvement - have a direct cause-and- effect relationship. Move your donors from low to high commitment, and their giving will increase dramatically. Best of all, responding to what your donors want isn't costly, as Craver shows in real-life examples. There's gold in your current donors waiting to be mined. And in Retention Fundraising, Roger Craver has drawn a detailed map to those riches. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Small Business Tax Facts Ronika Khanna, Starting a business or becoming self employed opens up a whole new world of tax considerations. This book will guide you through the fundamentals to ensure that you pay the taxes you need to but no more than that. In learning about the different types of tax and the sorts of deductions that businesses are entitled to you can have a better understanding of your small business tax and save time and money. Our tax companion: Makes sure you don’t miss any deductions by providing a comprehensive list of expenses that you as a small business or self employed owner claim, and explains them in detail with easy to follow examples Explains simply the key basic tax concepts that every taxpayer should know Provides details on how to do your accounting and what you need before preparing your tax return Takes you step by step through the process of completing the T2125 business tax return schedule along with examples Explores the more complex sections such as capital cost allowance, motor vehicle/car and home office expenses Takes you through the process of understanding and completing your GST/HST returns plus a special appendix on provincial sales taxes Discusses eligibility of common expenses that are less straightforward |
| financial close month end close checklist: Sample Policies for Cooperatives United States. Agricultural Cooperative Service, 1993 |
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| financial close month end close checklist: Approaching Death Committee on Care at the End of Life, Institute of Medicine, 1997-10-30 When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an overtreated dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom nothing can be done. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Financial Sector Crisis and Restructuring Carl-Johan Lindgren, Charles Enoch, Leslie Teo, 1999 An IMF paper reviewing the policy responses of Indonesia, Korea and Thailand to the 1997 Asian crisis, comparing the actions of these three countries with those of Malaysia and the Philippines. Although all judgements are still tentative, important lessons can be learned from the experiences of the last two years. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Joint Ethics Regulation (JER). United States. Department of Defense, 1997 |
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| financial close month end close checklist: The Fast Close Toolkit Christine H. Doxey, 2019-12-18 This publication focuses on the critical methods that can be used to dramatically improve the fiscal closing process. The Record to Report (R2R) or Fiscal Closing Process is at the core of the controllership function. The process includes transaction processing, internal and external reporting, and the internal controls—the people, processes, and technology—that constitute the corporate organizational hierarchy. CFOs, controllers, and corporate finance departments require timely, accurate, and consistent data to make appropriate operational and strategic decisions and fulfill statutory, regulatory, and compliance requirements with accurate and timely data. The Fast Close Toolkit offers both strategic and tactical suggestions that can significantly improve the fiscal closing process and provides guidance on new legislation requirements, systems and best practice processes. Checklists, templates, process narratives, and sample policies are provided for every component of the fiscal close. Investors and shareholders expect fast and easy access to the data created by current business activities in the information-driven digital age. The Fast Close Toolkit provides the necessary tools and expert advice to improve the fiscal closing process. Authoritative and up to date, this book: Identifies the bottlenecks that can impact the and improvethe fiscal close process and provides best practices to help alleviate these challenges Defines the Record to Report (R2R) and recommends the roles and responsibilities for fiscal close processes flow Offers the internal controls to use for the end-to-end fiscal close process Describes approaches for risk management, R2R, and fiscal close benchmarking Identifies KPIs for all aspects of the R2R process Provides the mechanism for developing a financial close scorecard Recommends leading practices for both external and internal reporting Provides guidance on how strategic planning, the budget and forecast processes can be streamlined to enhance the fiscal close and internal reporting results Written by a respected expert on internal controls and the fiscal closing process, The Fast Close Toolkit is a valuable source of information for professionals involved in controllership and have responsibility for the fiscal close. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Guide to Financial Management The Economist, John Tennent, 2018-08-21 A practical and accessible overview of the fundamentals of business finance -- now in its third edition. Managers are constantly expected to make decisions that reflect a full understanding of the financial consequences. In the absence of formal training, few people are prepared for the responsibilities of dealing with management reports, budgets, and capital proposals, and find themselves embarrassed by their lack of understanding. This book is a practical guide to understanding and managing financial responsibilities. Each chapter examines actual tasks managers have to do, from how to assemble a budget, how to read variances on a report, to how to construct a proposal to invest in new equipment, exploring the principles that can be applied to each task, illustrating practical ways these principles are used, and providing guidance for implementation. Guide to Financial Management will help readers understand financial jargon, financial statements, management accounts, performance measures, budgeting, costing, pricing, decision-making, and investment appraisal. This third edition has been fully revised and expanded with detailed examples from 100 leading businesses around the world. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Government Auditing Standards - 2018 Revision United States Government Accountability Office, 2019-03-24 Audits provide essential accountability and transparency over government programs. Given the current challenges facing governments and their programs, the oversight provided through auditing is more critical than ever. Government auditing provides the objective analysis and information needed to make the decisions necessary to help create a better future. The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the audit process. This revision contains major changes from, and supersedes, the 2011 revision. |
| financial close month end close checklist: IT Auditing and Application Controls for Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises Jason Wood, William Brown, Harry Howe, 2013-12-09 Essential guidance for the financial auditor in need of a working knowledge of IT If you're a financial auditor needing working knowledge of IT and application controls, Automated Auditing Financial Applications for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses provides you with the guidance you need. Conceptual overviews of key IT auditing issues are included, as well as concrete hands-on tips and techniques. Inside, you'll find background and guidance with appropriate reference to material published by ISACA, AICPA, organized to show the increasing complexity of systems, starting with general principles and progressing through greater levels of functionality. Provides straightforward IT guidance to financial auditors seeking to develop quality and efficacy of software controls Offers small- and middle-market business auditors relevant IT coverage Covers relevant applications, including MS Excel, Quickbooks, and report writers Written for financial auditors practicing in the small to midsized business space The largest market segment in the United States in quantity and scope is the small and middle market business, which continues to be the source of economic growth and expansion. Uniquely focused on the IT needs of auditors serving the small to medium sized business, Automated Auditing Financial Applications for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses delivers the kind of IT coverage you need for your organization. |
| financial close month end close checklist: The Financial Controller and CFO's Toolkit David Parmenter, 2016-08-29 Simplify and streamline your way to a winning legacy The Financial Controller and CFO's Toolkit is a hybrid handbook and toolkit with over 100 lean practice solutions and a wealth of practical tools for senior financial managers of small, midsized and large companies. This book outlines the mindset of paradigm shifters relevant to future-ready finance teams, and contains guidelines on how to become an effective change leader. Guidance from world leading expert David Parmenter provides the insight and tools you need to reach your true leadership potential and achieve more for your organization. Packed with templates and checklists, this book helps you adhere to the best practices in reporting, forecasting, KPIs, planning, strategy, and technology. The companion website—a complete toolbox for positive, entrenched change—gives you access to additional resources that reinforce The Financial Controller and CFO's Toolkit strategy. This new second edition has been updated to reflect the latest practices and technology to streamline your workflow and get more done in less time—without sacrificing quality or accuracy. As an all-in-one resource for the CFO role, this book provides a clear, practical strategy for demonstrating your value to your organization. Selling and leading change effectively Get more accurate information from your KPIs Attracting, recruiting and retaining talented staff Invest in and implement new essential tools Investing wisely in 21st century technologies Report the month-end within three days, implement quarterly rolling forecasting, complete the annual plan in two weeks or less, and bring your firm into the 21st century with key tools that get the job done. Be the CFO that your organization needs and the leader that your teams deserve. The Financial Controller and CFO's Toolkit gives you everything you need to achieve more by doing less. |
| financial close month end close checklist: The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence Oliver Wight International, Inc., 2010-12-17 The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence The leading business improvement specialists who educate, coach and mentor people to lead and sustain change on the journey to business excellence and outstanding business performance * Managing the Strategic Planning Process * Managing and Leading People * Driving Business Improvement * Integrated Business Management * Managing Products and Services * Managing Demand * Managing the Supply Chain * Managing Internal Supply * Managing External Sourcing |
| financial close month end close checklist: The White Coat Investor James M. Dahle, 2014-01 Written by a practicing emergency physician, The White Coat Investor is a high-yield manual that specifically deals with the financial issues facing medical students, residents, physicians, dentists, and similar high-income professionals. Doctors are highly-educated and extensively trained at making difficult diagnoses and performing life saving procedures. However, they receive little to no training in business, personal finance, investing, insurance, taxes, estate planning, and asset protection. This book fills in the gaps and will teach you to use your high income to escape from your student loans, provide for your family, build wealth, and stop getting ripped off by unscrupulous financial professionals. Straight talk and clear explanations allow the book to be easily digested by a novice to the subject matter yet the book also contains advanced concepts specific to physicians you won't find in other financial books. This book will teach you how to: Graduate from medical school with as little debt as possible Escape from student loans within two to five years of residency graduation Purchase the right types and amounts of insurance Decide when to buy a house and how much to spend on it Learn to invest in a sensible, low-cost and effective manner with or without the assistance of an advisor Avoid investments which are designed to be sold, not bought Select advisors who give great service and advice at a fair price Become a millionaire within five to ten years of residency graduation Use a Backdoor Roth IRA and Stealth IRA to boost your retirement funds and decrease your taxes Protect your hard-won assets from professional and personal lawsuits Avoid estate taxes, avoid probate, and ensure your children and your money go where you want when you die Minimize your tax burden, keeping more of your hard-earned money Decide between an employee job and an independent contractor job Choose between sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Company, S Corporation, and C Corporation Take a look at the first pages of the book by clicking on the Look Inside feature Praise For The White Coat Investor Much of my financial planning practice is helping doctors to correct mistakes that reading this book would have avoided in the first place. - Allan S. Roth, MBA, CPA, CFP(R), Author of How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street Jim Dahle has done a lot of thinking about the peculiar financial problems facing physicians, and you, lucky reader, are about to reap the bounty of both his experience and his research. - William J. Bernstein, MD, Author of The Investor's Manifesto and seven other investing books This book should be in every career counselor's office and delivered with every medical degree. - Rick Van Ness, Author of Common Sense Investing The White Coat Investor provides an expert consult for your finances. I now feel confident I can be a millionaire at 40 without feeling like a jerk. - Joe Jones, DO Jim Dahle has done for physician financial illiteracy what penicillin did for neurosyphilis. - Dennis Bethel, MD An excellent practical personal finance guide for physicians in training and in practice from a non biased source we can actually trust. - Greg E Wilde, M.D Scroll up, click the buy button, and get started today! |
| financial close month end close checklist: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol , 2004 The GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard helps companies and other organizations to identify, calculate, and report GHG emissions. It is designed to set the standard for accurate, complete, consistent, relevant and transparent accounting and reporting of GHG emissions. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Law Firm Accounting Demystified Rakesh Kabra, Pamela Rozsa, CosmoLex Cloud, 2017 In under 100 pages, Law Firm Accounting Demystified gives every legal practice a basic primer on the unique aspects of legal accounting that every lawyer and legal accounting professional should know. It covers all the bases -- from trusts to revenue recognition to bank reconciliations and more. Any attorney who gets overwhelmed by accounting minutiae can use Law Firm Accounting Demystified not only as a handy desk reference -- but also as a practical guide to taking a more systematic approach to keeping current, compliant books on an ongoing basis. |
| financial close month end close checklist: Closing the Books: Sixth Edition Steven M. Bragg, 2021-08-28 Closing the books is one of the key functions of the accounting department. Closing the Books reveals how to do so promptly and accurately, so that financial statements can be issued shortly after the end of the reporting period. The book discusses the entire process of how information is summarized into the financial statements, as well as the many reporting formats that are available. It covers the full range of closing steps, and shows how to fine-tune the closing process to achieve a shorter close. In addition, the book addresses the controls and record keeping needed for the closing process. |
| financial close month end close checklist: The Ultimate Accountants' Reference Steven M. Bragg, 2006-11-28 The Ultimate Accountants’ Reference Including GAAP, IRS & SEC Regulations, Leases, and More, Second Edition updates you on the latest accounting regulations for all aspects of the financial statements, accounting management reports, and management of the accounting department including best practices, control systems, and the fast close. This is the perfect daily answer book for the practicing accountant. |
| financial close month end close checklist: The White Coat Investor's Financial Boot Camp James M. Dahle, 2019-03 Doctors and other high income professionals receive little training in personal finance, investing, or business. This book teaches them what they did not learn in school or residency. It includes information on insurance, personal finance, budgeting, buying housing, mortgages, student loan management, retirement accounts, taxes, investing, correcting errors, paying for college, estate planning and asset protection. |
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