Bragg The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual

3. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-91840-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 512 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Corporate F&A

The comprehensive guide for CFOs who need an overview of leadershipbasics from strategies to management improvement tips
Filled with pragmatic insights and proactive strategies, TheNew CFO Financial Leadership Manual, Third Edition is destinedto become your essential desktop companion. This thorough guidebookis filled with best practices to help you, as CFO, to improveefficiency, mitigate risks, and keep your organizationcompetitive.
* Includes updated information on the relationship of the CFOwith the Treasurer, registration statements and Fedwire payments,acquisitions integration, legal types of acquisitions, andgovernment regulations
* Contains control flowcharts for the main accounting cycles
* Provides new chapters on Investor Relations and Risk Managementfor Foreign Exchange and Interest Rates
* Features an itemized list of the key tasks every new CFO shouldcomplete when first entering the position, a checklist of 100performance measures, and a detailed discussion of employeecompensation plans
The reference CFOs and other financial managers can turn to forquick answers to questions they have as well as to help them plantheir financial strategy, The New CFO Financial LeadershipManual, Third Edition is mandatory reading for every CFOwanting to play a strategic role in their organization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bragg, Steven M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xiii
PART ONE: OVERVIEW
Chapter 1: CFO's Place in the Corporation 3
Chapter 2: Financial Strategy 15
Chapter 3: Tax Strategy 48
Chapter 4: Information Technology Strategy 61
PART TWO: ACCOUNTING
Chapter 5: Performance Measurement Systems 73
Chapter 6: Control Systems 100
Chapter 7: Audit Function 121
PART THREE: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Chapter 8: Cost of Capital 137
Chapter 9: Capital Budgeting 153
Chapter 10: Other Financial Analysis Topics 173
PART FOUR: FUNDING
Chapter 11: Cash Management and Consolidation 197
Chapter 12: Investing Excess Funds 213
Chapter 13: Obtaining Debt Financing 220
Chapter 14: Obtaining Equity Financing 238
PART FIVE: PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
Chapter 15: Initial Public Offering 265
Chapter 16: Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission288
Chapter 17: Investment Community 311
Chapter 18: Taking a Company Private 325
PART SIX: MANAGEMENT
Chapter 19: Risk Management--General Concepts 333
Chapter 20: Risk Management: Foreign Exchange 348
Chapter 21: Outsourcing the Accounting and Finance Functions363
Chapter 22: Mergers and Acquisitions 382
PART SEVEN: OTHER TOPICS
Chapter 23: Employee Compensation 429
Chapter 24: BANKRUPTCY 437
Appendix A: New CFO Checklist 451
Appendix B: Performance Measurement Checklist 456
Appendix C: Due Diligence Checklist 465
About the Author 474
Index 477

Über Autor(innen)

STEVEN M. BRAGG, CPA, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and auditor at Deloitte. He is the author of over forty books primarily targeted toward controllers and their needs. He received a master's degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine. He is also the author of Accounting Best Practices and Wiley GAAP, both published by Wiley.