Audit Procedures

Audit Procedures
Author: Luis Puncel
Publisher: CCH
Total Pages: 918
Release: 2007-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780808091233

Designed specifically to help practitioners prevail in the current climate of intense scrutiny, Audit Procedures presents the conservative and cost-effective approach needed to conduct a higher-quality audit of nonpublic commercial entities. Practical discussion and consideration of the day-to-day management of audit engagements enhance the quality of the auditor's practice while easy-to-read and easy-to-understand advice, procedures, and practice aids enable practitioners to put official pronouncements into action immediately. The 2008 Edition integrates Knowledge-Based Audits of Commercial Entities and explains the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board's new risk assessment standards, which represent significant changes to existing audit practice.

Effective Financial Management in Public and Nonprofit Agencies

Effective Financial Management in Public and Nonprofit Agencies
Author: Jerome B. McKinney
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2015-02-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This analytical volume looks at emerging fiscal trends and introduces the tools for effective financial management to American business professionals in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. This hard-hitting book is the most comprehensive reference to financial theory and practice for operating a business—profit or nonprofit—in the United States today. Content focuses on fiscally responsible behaviors and strategies, such as the introduction of a financial auditing system to troubleshoot potential problems before they occur, the creation of internal control and risk management systems, and step-by-step procedures for ensuring maximum transparency and accountability in every part of the organization. Author and financial expert Jerome B. McKinney has expanded on the previous edition of this popular financial text, offering the latest best practices in e-government applications, cash flow analysis, revenue forecasting, and fiscal health evaluations. This fourth edition also looks at sustainability, the role of monetary policies and fiscal policy, globalization and its competitive impact, and the massive growth of outsourcing. On a final note, the work explains how recent legislation has influenced the development, use, and implementation of performance measures holding government agencies more accountable for their actions.

Finance Policies and Procedures Manual

Finance Policies and Procedures Manual
Author: Inc Bizmanualz
Publisher: Bizmanualz, Incorporated
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781931591041

Finance Policies and Procedures Manual - Easily Create your Financial Policy manual to Manage Risk and Establish Effective Internal Controls. -This manual can help you take control of your finance processes to improve compliance and performance. Thoroughly researched and reviewed by industry experts, these pre-written policies and procedures are based on industry best practices and incorporate the continually improving process philosophy. Developing policies and procedures are listed as a key control activity in the COSO publication "Internal Control - Integrated Framework." The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) both point to this COSO document as an example of internal controls that comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Designed for busy professionals like CFOs, Controllers, Treasury Officers, and Business Owners, this edition can help you quickly and effectively improve key financial areas such as treasury management, capital structure, cash flow, inventory management, and capital planning. Take advantage of prewritten financial policies and procedures to quickly develop a financial control system that can aid in regulatory compliance and improve financial performance. This new edition also includes updated and complete job descriptions for every job referenced in the text. Finance Policies and Procedures Manual can save you hundreds of hours in researching, compiling, and writing policies and procedures for financial compliance. There is no need to start from scratch. It has already been done for you!