Product Description

At last, there’s a complete one-stop reference for professionals with the difficult responsibility of managing their organizations’ accounting departments. Whether you’re a VP of Finance, Controller, or Accounting Department Manager, this new IOMA Special Report is a gold mine of “what to do and how to do it” guidance that you simply can’t find anywhere else.

With 300 pages jam-packed with valuable information, Controller’s Guide to Managing the Accounting Department takes you step-by-step through the all the topics of importance to the typical accounting department, covering subjects such as:

Advancing your career: How to match your strengths and your responsibilities to get ahead… best practices that truly make a difference in department performance
Low tech best practices to streamline your chart of accounts, including how Driscoll reduced general ledger reconciliation errors by 30% using a wireless solution
New benchmarks to evaluate productivity in receivables processing… does shifting invoice processing to EIPP really yield what it promises?... and more
Accounts payable: From improving processing… to auditing expense reports… featuring success stories of productivity gains and cost cutting
35 measures to accelerate the monthly close, based on an exclusive IOMA survey, plus 16 managers identify their single most successful closing modification
SEC reports on accounting principles, policies, and practices, and Warren Buffet weighs in with valuable insights
Performance reporting, budgeting, and measurement, with analysis from Hackett, Accenture, and others
Accounting software and technology: New developments and case studies of successful implementations
Sarbanes-Oxley: From techniques to ensure you’re in compliance… to assessing the cost of implementation
Staff management: Methods to improve teamwork, get along with difficult employees, impress your boss, and more
And that’s just the beginning. You’ll find scores of articles, checklists, interviews, dozens of tried-and-tested techniques, exhibits and much, much more.

Controller’s Guide to Managing the Accounting Department is the report you’ll keep right at your elbow, on the corner of your desk, for quick and easy reference.