Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management (Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management, 2nd ed) [Hardcover]

Joel G. Siegel (Author), Jae K. Shim (Author), Nicky A. Dauber (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0135414261 | ISBN-13: 978-0135414262 | Publication Date: August 1997 | Edition: 2nd

Explains how to perform the financial management and controllership functions in any size company. The text clarifies what to look for in technology, what to do, how to do it, and what to watch out for.

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About the Author

Jae K. Shim, Ph.D., is a financial consultant to several companies and Professor of Accounting and Finance at California State University in Long Beach. Dr. Shim has 40 books to his credit and has published more than 50 articles in accounting and financial journals. Joel G. Siegel, Ph.D., CPA, is a self-employed CPA and Professor of Accounting and Finance at Queens College of the City University of New York. He was previously employed by Coopers & Lybrand and Arthur Andersen. Dr. Siegel has acted as a consultant in accounting and finance to many organizations, including Citicorp, International Telephone and Telegraph, United Technologies, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Person-Wolinsky Associates. He is the author of 67 books on accounting and financial topics. Nick Dauber, MS, CPA, is an accounting practitioner with client responsibilities primarily in auditing and taxation. His prior experience includes service as an audit and tax manager at a CPA firm. He is also an Instructor of Auditing and Taxation at Queens College of the City University of New York and was a lecturer and writer in auditing and taxation for Person-Wolinsky Associates. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1039 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Trade; 2nd edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0135414261
• ISBN-13: 978-0135414262
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,726,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Mile Wide And An Inch Thin, November 6, 2000

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Robert Pomeroy (Cos Cob, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management (Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management, 2nd ed) (Hardcover)

For an experienced financial professional, this text does not add much value. The book touches upon a great many subjects, but does not appear to cover any one in any depth. The book may be most appropriate as an introductory text on the subject on the undergraduate level but not as a practioner's desk reference. As a professional with significant experience in investment banking with a CPA and MBA, I was looking for in-depth guide to the specific mechnanics of the contoller's function.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yes. A Handbook, Not A Textbook., March 19, 2007

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This review is from: Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management (2006-2007) (Paperback)

As the title claims, it's a handbook not a textbook; therefore, it doesn't explain concepts in depth and doesn't support them with examples or case scenarios. It, in fact, like other handbooks just tells or dictates, and the reader must take the principles on faith. Handbooks normally save time of those who just want to cram or learn the principles to forget later on. My recommendation to students is that this book is NOT for you. If you only want this book to pass the course, you would rather buy any "outlines", "crash course", or "dummy series". For all others, it's a good handbook, certainly a good reference as well.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars broad coverage but not in depth explanation, June 22, 2002

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Tetsuya Morikawa (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management (Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management, 2nd ed) (Hardcover)

It has a broad coverage in topics and gives you a reasonably good introduction as well as some tips such as pros and cons of getting into certain types of transacrtions, etc., when you want to look up an topic that is not familiar to you. However, naturally due to the neture of any reference book, you would need to look for other textbooks if you want to dig into more. One thing that needs a little improvement is that there are at least a few errors in calculations and/or application of formulas (e.g. calculations related to lease transactions), which may bother you, especialy because you are looking to this handbook when you want to have a good idea on whatever the topic you are looking at since you are not too familiar with the topic....