A controller is the chief accounting executive of a corporation. The controller's 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/EDP audits. The 7th Edition provides a complete overview of the functions and responsibilities of the controller and management accountant's function in a corporation
Janice M. Roehl-Anderson, MBA, is a partner with Deloitte, with over 20 years of consulting experience. She specializes in information systems security; financial and cost accounting system analysis, design, selection, and implementation; long-range information systems planning; and information management reviews/audits. She has also worked for US West. In addition to earning her BA in business at the University of Southern California, Jan has successfully completed the CPA exam, and has co-authored over 10 books, including
The Controller’s Function: The Work of the Managerial Accountant. 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. 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, and is an avid Alpine skier, mountain biker, and rescue diver. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado. He has written the following books: Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business (Wiley); Accounting Best Practices, 3rd Edition (Wiley); Accounting Reference Desktop (Wiley); Advanced Accounting Systems (Institute of Internal Auditors); Business Ratios and Formulas: A Comprehensive Guide (Wiley); Cost Accounting: A Comprehensive Guide (Wiley); Design and Maintenance of Accounting Manuals: A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient Department, 4th Edition (Wiley); Essentials of Payroll: Management and Accounting (Wiley); Financial Analysis: A Controller’s Guide (Wiley); Just-in-Time Accounting: How to Decrease Costs and Increase Efficiency, 2nd Edition (Wiley); Managing Explosive Corporate Growth (Wiley); Outsourcing: A Guide to . . . Selecting the Correct Business Unit . . .Negotiating the Contract . . . Maintaining Control of the Process (Wiley); Sales and Operations for Your Small Business (Wiley); The Controller’s Function: The Work of the Managerial Accountant, 2nd Edition (co-authored with Janice M. Roehl-Anderson, Wiley); The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual (Wiley).