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Fast Close: A Guide to Closing the Books Quickly

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Great book. I read it from cover to cover, took notes and then gave it to the Controller of our company to implement. We went from an 11 working day close to a 5 working day close. This book is filled with simple tips that you forget over time.

From the Senior Accountant to the Controller, this book is an excellent guide to closing the financial statements. This book is a great read with in depth concepts, but is easy to understand. The bulk of the chapters revolve around inventory and manufacturing accounting. I read the book at the request of the company I previously worked for. Our CFO encourage each Senior Accountant to read it and work on improving the company's closing process. Within a few short months, the company went from a very soft close, to a firm close with accurate accruals and included financial analysis with fluctuation reporting. This books helped me take ownership of the financial statements I was releasing to the department vice presidents, company presidents, and banks. This book gave me the confidence in the statements released.

I did not read the edition above, but was unable to find edition 1 with the blue cover.