The Controller's Toolkit (Wiley Corporate F&A)

Product Description
Get practical tools and guidance for financial controllership you can put to immediate use
The Controller’s Toolkit delivers a one-of-a-kind collection of templates, checklists, review sheets, internal controls, policies, and procedures that will form a solid foundation for any new or established financial controller. You’ll get the tools and information you need to master areas like business ethics, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, risk management, security, IT processes, and financial operations.
All of the tools contained in this indispensable book were recommended by corporate and business unit controllers from small to medium-sized companies and large, multinational firms. You will benefit from master-level guidance in areas like:
Ethics, Codes of Conduct, and the “Tone at the Top” to support ethical behavior
The operational and financial aspects of corporate governance
The importance of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission Framework
The requirement for entity-level controls
The importance of linking the business plan with the budget process
The Controller’s Toolkit also belongs on the bookshelves of finance and accounting students, executives, and managers who wish to know more about the often-complex world of financial controls.
From the Inside Flap
In The Controller's Toolkit, accomplished executive, consultant, and author Christine H. Doxey delivers a comprehensive collection of templates, checklists, roadmaps, review sheets, internal controls, policies, and procedures. These practical and implementable tools will enable aspiring, new, and established controllers to take a giant leap forward as finance and accounting leaders.
The provided tools assist in a wide array of competencies, including business ethics, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, risk management, security, IT processes, and financial operations. "Soft" skills, like leadership and communication, are also covered.
The Controller's Toolkit is a one-stop resource for everything finance and accounting professionals need to be successful in their work. The book is divided into four parts. The first covers introductory material concerning the definition and role of a controller, as well as detailed information about strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions risk, internal controls risk, and compliance risk.
Part Two is devoted to the different kinds of payment risk, while Part Three introduces financial operations risk, information technology risk, business continuity and physical security, and change management risk. Finally, Part Four includes an addendum with a Table of Controller's Tools, a Key Performance Indicator Library, and a full glossary of essential terms.
All of the indispensable tools contained in this book were recommended by actual corporate, plant, and business unit controllers from both small companies and large, multinational corporations.
Perfect for new and established controllers who wish to quickly gain mastery over every important part of their essential work, The Controller's Toolkit will also be of interest to aspiring accounting and finance professionals, students of accounting, and executives who require a better understanding of the complex world inhabited by controllers.
From the Back Cover
Master the elusive science of financial and accounting controllership with this comprehensive collection of original tools
The Controller's Toolkit provides aspiring, new, and established controllers a solid foundation from which to build a strong financial presence and span of influence throughout their organization. Readers will discover a wide array of tools and techniques which, together, provide a one-stop resource for everything finance and accounting professionals need to be successful in their work.
You'll get access to original templates, checklists, roadmaps, review sheets, internal controls, policies, and p