Accounting Control Best Practices

by Steven M. Bragg

The only practices worth following are the best practices

"Accounting Control Best Practices is succinctly described in one word-thorough. Organizations from manufacturing to hospitals can use this-easily understood by everyone from the data entry clerk in accounting to the CFO."
-Melody Troesser Accountant Cole County Residential Services, Inc.

"There is no authority on accounting or accounting control best practices like Steven Bragg. This guy does the hard stuff-he sees the big picture perfectly yet can also get down in the trenches and dig into difficult and complex areas. His writing is clear and his explanations are simple and sensible."
-Jack W. Boyer, CPA, MCP Boyer & Associates

"Accountants, analysts, and system designers will find this an excellent tool. Real examples define and demonstrate effective control points, while keeping practicality and efficiency in mind. A great addition to my library."
-Clint Davies Principal Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker

"A cornucopia of control ideas organized by process and explained in simple terms to ensure quick implementation."
-Richard B. Lanza, CPA/CITP, CFE, PMP President Cash Recovery Partners, LLC

Destined to become an essential desktop tool in helping professionals tailor a controls system to the needs of their company, Accounting Control Best Practices introduces all of the major accounting and operational processes with hundreds of controls presented in basic, intermediate, and advanced layers-from a basic paper-based system, to computerized systems, to the advanced best practice enhancements in computerized systems.

Genres: Management

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Steven Bragg is a former chief financial officer and controller, and author of 300+ business courses and 50 business books. To get away from the business world, he is also the trail running author of Run the Rockies, a PADI-certified Master Diver, an avid skier and mountain biker, and two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club. He is also the author of the science fiction novels Under an Autumn Sun and Early Winter, the first two novels in The Auditors trilogy.

Reviews

[Badal Babu Bhattarai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent book if you want to understand basic internal controls across various functions.

The author walks you through different internal control areas (in both paper-based and electronic systems): Order processing, Invoicing, Inventory management, Accounts Payable, Cash and Petty Cash, Payroll, and Fixed Assets.

It has ample flowcharts, SOPs, and ready-to-use forms and formats which is pretty handy.

[Alan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hated this book. Bragg doesn't really have "best practices" to contribute, sometimes he has a fad or two. He's written the same book over and over, I fear, although I liked his early efforts.