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The Accounting Procedures Guidebook FLEXCAST

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11.0 Credits

Member Price $49.00

Non-Member Price $56.00

Overview

The typical business needs a system of policies and procedures in order to reduce errors, minimize fraud, and maintain tight control over its operations. This course contains the detailed procedures and forms needed for every accounting system, from accounts payable to treasury, as well as for such operational areas as order entry, shipping, purchasing, and receiving. Procedures are separately stated for manual and computerized accounting systems. The course also addresses how to create and enforce procedures, as well as when to update them. In short, this course provides the baseline policy and procedure information needed to enhance the operations of any business.

Highlights

Overview of accounting procedures. Order entry procedures. Credit procedures. Shipping procedures, and more.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CFOs, controllers, financial professionals, and auditors.

Objectives

Specify the situations in which procedures should or should not be employed, and the best procedure format to use. Also note the constituencies most interested in the development of procedures. Specify the uses of order forms and return merchandise authorizations, and the application of verification techniques in the order entry process flow. Identify the clauses and documents used in a credit review, as well as the triggering events for credit changes, and more.

Preparation

None.

Notice

This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Steven Bragg, Western CPE

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.

Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).

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Non-Member Price $56.00

Member Price $49.00