Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual
A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient Department
5. Edition October 2007
544 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Now in a fifth edition, Accounting Policies and Procedures
Manual: A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient
Department is a how-to guide on creating an effective and
efficient accounting department policies and procedures manual.
Written by Steven Bragg, the foremost authority in accounting
and controllership issues, the new edition includes:
* A new, complimentary Web site providing readers with the
foundation for creating or enhancing their accounting department
policies and procedures manual
* More coverage of accounting procedures including inventory,
billing, cash receipts, pricing, order entry, credit, collections,
sales returns, capital budgeting, cash forecasting, payroll, and
closing the books
Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual is the tool
every accounting department needs to regularize and systematize its
procedures to match the best in the industry.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
About the Web Site.
Chapter 1. Accounting Manuals.
Chapter 2. General Accounting Manual.
Chapter 3. Procedure Statements.
Chapter 4. Maintaining and Distributing Accounting Manuals.
Chapter 5. Corporate Policies Manual.
Chapter 6. Accounting Procedures.
Chapter 7. Purchasing Card Manual.
Chapter 8. Accounting Controls Manual.
Chapter 9. Period-End Manual.
Chapter 10. Budget Manual.
Chapter 11. Property Accounting Manual.
Chapter 12. Forms Manual.
Chapter 13. Document Management Manual.
Chapter 14. User Manual.
Index.
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)
