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Controller's Guide : Roles and Responsibilities for the First Years

Controller's Guide : Roles and Responsibilities for the First Years Hardcover - 2005 - 1st Edition

by Steven M. Bragg

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Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2005. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Controller's Guide : Roles and Responsibilities for the First Years
  • Author Steven M. Bragg
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
  • Date 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0471713937I3N00
  • ISBN 9780471713937 / 0471713937
  • Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.42 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Corporations - Finance, Controllership
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004059593
  • Dewey Decimal Code 658.151

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From the jacket flap

Controller's Guide: Roles and Responsibilities for the First Years helps new controllers develop a firm foundation in the concepts of managing the accounting department, locating GAAP information, analyzing and knowing what to do with key accounting information, and setting up control systems that reduce a company's risk of loss.

Controller's Guide is the must-have resource for today's controller. It addresses the new role the controller has in dealing with company investors, including the informational needs of various investor groups, diverse methods of communicating with these groups, and using standard disclosure policy. It also covers the roles of both the controller and chief financial officer within companies of different sizes.

Controller's Guide: Roles and Responsibilities for the First Years is a go-to handbook that controllers, financial executives, financial analysts, internal auditors, and public accountants will use every day for the latest advice and information on:

  • Cost accounting
  • Analyzing information through the use of ratio and trend analysis, which can pinpoint control problems resolvable through control systems changes
  • The composition and role of the audit committee, as well as the general functions of the internal audit group
  • The globalization of business, including discussions of international trade, its impact on the U.S. economy, and how to successfully implement global business strategies
  • Accounting department staffing, including how to recruit, hire, promote, and motivate employees
  • Analyzing tax strategies that impact a number of key issues on a company's tax liability, including the cash method of accounting, inventory valuation, acquisitions, net operating loss carryforwards, transfer pricing, and more

About the author

STEVEN M. BRAGG, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the CFO or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and auditor at Deloitte & Touche. He received a master's degree from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado. He has written over twenty books, including Accounting Best Practices, Accounting Reference Desktop, and Controllership: The Work of the Managerial Accountant, all published by Wiley.