From the Inside Flap
The Controller's Function, Fourth Edition is the go-to resource new and established professionals can turn to for the most up-to-date information on enhancing their performance and sustaining their company's competitive advantage.
Now with new chapters on cost accounting and accounting for acquisitions, the Fourth Edition offers you numerous real-world examples, expertly balancing both the technical and managerial sides of the job.
Busy professionals can quickly access the latest information on:
Job descriptions 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
From describing essential competencies to detailing the more sophisticated skills like activity-based costing, target costing, and outsourcing, the Fourth Edition provides you with a complete overview of the multifaceted job of the controller—from the most basic "bread-and-butter" aspects of your job to the most advanced.
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From the Back Cover
Take control and stay competitive in today's market
The Controller's Function, Third Edition is the go-to resource where new and established professionals can find the most up-to-date information for enhancing their performance and sustaining their company's competitive advantage.
In this new Third Edition, coauthors Janice Roehl-Anderson and Steven Bragg provide a revised and expanded version of their indispensable operations reference work. Accurate and relevant, The Controller's Function gives CFOs and managerial accountants a complete overview of the multifaceted job of the controller—from the most basic "bread-and-butter" aspects to the most advanced.
From describing essential competencies to detailing the more sophisticated skills like activity-based and target costing, disaster recovery planning, and outsourcing, The Controller's Function offers numerous real-world examples, expertly balancing both the technical and managerial sides of the job. Busy professionals can quickly access the latest information on:
- Controls best practices
- Shared services trends
- Outsourcing implications
- Performance measurements
- Cost of capital
- Tax strategy
- Financial strategy
- Just-in-time accounting
- Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission
- Customer relationship management
- Checklists for new controllers
