The controller's function : the work of the managerial accountant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bragg, Steven M.

Contributor:

Roehl-Anderson, Janice M.

Series:

Wiley corporate F & A series.

Wiley Corporate F&A ; v.563

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Managerial accounting.

Controllership.

Auditing.

Budget in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 p.)

Edition:

4th ed. / Steven M. Bragg.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This book provides an overview of the functions and responsibilities of the controller/management accountant in a corporation. A controller is the chief accounting executive of a corporation whose chief responsibilities include: (1) planning and control (i.e., budgeting), (2) financial reporting and interpreting, (3) tax administration, (4) management audits and development of accounting systems, and (5) internal/IT audits. Topics covered in this book include: Job description for all positions reporting to the controller. Flex budgeting. Discussion of sales bottlenecks. Role of throughput in determining appropriate overhead levels. Throughput analysis for capital investments. Discussion of the fast close for public companies. Discussion of cost reduction and analysis. Cost Accounting. Accounting for acquisitions."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Controller's Function: The Work of the Managerial Accountant; Contents; Preface; 1 The Controller's Job; MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB QUALIFICATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT; ETHICS; 2 Internal Control; BASIC ELEMENTS; CONTROLS TO USE IN YOUR BUSINESS; ELEMENTS OF INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROL; LEVELS OF CONTROLS; FRAUD; AUDITING FOR FRAUD; NOTES; 3 Planning and the Strategic Plan; STRATEGIC PLAN OVERVIEW; SYSTEM OF PLANS; PLANNING CYCLE; PLANNING ROLES; PLANNING TIMING AND THE PLANNING PERIOD; BUSINESS MISSION; DEVELOPING LONG-RANGE OBJECTIVES

DEVELOPING LONG-RANGE STRATEGIES 4 Long-Range Financial Plan; LAYOUT AND PURPOSE; TRENDS OF REVENUES AND PROFITS; CAPITAL INVESTMENTS; CASH FLOWS AND FINANCING REQUIREMENTS; RISK ANALYSIS; BREAKDOWN BY BUSINESS UNIT/PRODUCT LINE/GEOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL POSITION; 5 Annual Plan; SYSTEM OF PLANS; ADDITIONAL BUDGET MODELING TOPICS; ANNUAL PLANNING CYCLE; ROLE OF THE CONTROLLER; SALES PLANNING: THE BASE OF ALL BUSINESS PLANS; STEPS IN DEVELOPING THE NEAR-TERM SALES PLAN; METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE SALES FORECAST; CHANGES IN THE SALES MIXTURE; CHANGES IN THE SALES PRICE; CHANGES IN THE COST; 6 Sales

ROLE OF THE CONTROLLER SALES ANALYSIS; SALES STANDARDS; SALES REPORTS; PRODUCT PRICING; 7 Distribution Expenses; ROLE OF THE SALES MANAGER; ANALYZING DISTRIBUTION COSTS; ANALYZING BY APPLICATION; SETTING THE DISTRIBUTION BUDGET; 8 Direct Materials and Labor; OBJECTIVES; ROLE OF THE CONTROLLER; TYPES OF COST SYSTEMS; MEASURING DIRECT MATERIAL COSTS; CONTROLLING DIRECT MATERIAL COSTS; CONTROLLING DIRECT MATERIAL QUANTITIES; MEASURING DIRECT LABOR COSTS; CONTROLLING DIRECT LABOR COSTS; TARGET COSTING; 9 Overhead; NEED FOR OVERHEAD CONTROLS; RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTROLLER

ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATIONS FIXED AND VARIABLE COSTS; COST ALLOCATION; CONTROLLING OVERHEAD; PRODUCTION REPORTS; 10 General and Administrative Expenses; FUNCTIONS INVOLVED; ACCOUNTING FOR AND ALLOCATING ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES; RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING; ''UNIQUE'' EXPENSES; CONTROLLING COSTS; 11 Cash and Investments; OBJECTIVES OF CASH MANAGEMENT; ROLE OF THE CONTROLLER; CASH COLLECTIONS; CASH DISBURSEMENTS; INVESTMENT OF SHORT-TERM FUNDS; ACCOUNTING FOR RECORDS OF INVESTMENT; CASH AND INVESTMENT CONTROLS; 12 Receivables; FUNCTIONS OF THE CREDIT DEPARTMENT; SHORTENING THE RECEIVABLES CYCLE

RESERVE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES FRAUD AND CONTROL; 13 Inventory; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INVENTORY TRACKING; PHYSICAL INVENTORY PROCEDURE; INVENTORY VALUATION; INVENTORY FRAUD AND CONTROLS; 14 Property, Plant, and Equipment; ROLE OF THE CONTROLLER; CAPITAL BUDGETING; POST PROJECT APPRAISALS; OTHER ASPECTS OF FIXED ASSETS; 15 Liabilities; OBJECTIVES; CONTROLS; CREDIT AGREEMENT PROVISIONS; DEBT CAPACITY; BOND RATINGS; LEVERAGE; 16 Equity; ROLE OF THE CONTROLLER; COST OF CAPITAL; DIVIDEND POLICY; LONG-TERM EQUITY PLANNING; REPURCHASING COMMON SHARES; CAPITAL STOCK RECORDS

17 Operational Accounting

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: The controller's function / Janice Roehl-Anderson, Steven M. Bragg. 3rd ed.

Includes index.

Related Work:

Roehl-Anderson, Janice M. Controller's function.

ISBN:

9786613026019

9781283026017

1283026015

9781118268377

1118268377

9781118001431

1118001435

9781118001417

1118001419

OCLC:

708054268