Design and Maintenance of Accounting Manuals (The Wiley/Institute of Management Accountants Professional Book) - Hardcover

Brown, Harry L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471596434 ISBN 13: 9780471596431

Publisher: Wiley, 1993

Synopsis

You can turn to this revised classic for a step-by-step plan to prepare pertinent and accurate accounting manuals, determine which formats to use, as well as maintain and update information.

You'll get:

• Details on the general accounting manual
• Policy/procedure statement
• Forms manual
• Data processing manual
• User manual
• Information release system

Packed with over 150 examples of actual documents, this Third Edition offers comprehensive guidance on repairing and maintaining effective accounting manuals.

This book is supplemented annually.

About this title

From the Publisher

A detailed and comprehensive guide describing techniques to develop and disseminate the documentation process vital for today's accountants. Contains step-by-step instructions on how to prepare pertinent and accurate internal accounting manuals, which formats to use and how to update and maintain data. Includes a new chapter on computer hardware and software surveys. Features authentic examples of forms that can be used by corporations for internal documentation. Supplemented annually.

About the Author

Steven Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the Chief Financial Officer 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 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 10,000-member Colorado Mountain Club. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado. He has written or co-authored the following books:
Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business (Wiley); Accounting Best Practices (Wiley); Advanced Accounting Systems; Billing and Collections Best Practices (Wiley); Business Ratios and Formulas (Wiley); The Controller’s Function (Wiley); Controllership (Wiley); Cost Accounting (Wiley); Fast Close (Wiley); Financial Analysis (Wiley); Inventory Accounting (Wiley); Inventory Best Practices (Wiley); Just-in-Time Accounting (Wiley); Managing Explosive Corporate Growth (Wiley); Outsourcing (Wiley); Payroll Best Practices (Wiley); Sales and Operations for Your Small Business (Wiley); The Ultimate Accountants’ Reference (Wiley).

Harry L. Brown is the former Director of Financial Affairs and an instructor in the School of Professional Accountancy at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471596434
• ISBN 13: 9780471596431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336