Publisher's Synopsis
Advance praise for Fast Close:
"This is an outstanding book in which Steve reveals his secrets to a fast close. Having personally experienced his (one–day) fast close for years and enjoyed the beneficial impact on my company, I highly recommend this book for all financial officers that desire to have a large, favorable impact on their company."
—Richard V. Souders President and CEO, Premier Data Services
"Fast Close is a superb book for all financial executives. It clearly articulates how a company can achieve rapid closes and obtain benefits that go along with it. This book is a must–read for financial executives."
—Janice M. Roehl–Anderson Principal, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Written for controllers, CFOs, accounting managers, and business managers, Fast Close incorporates Steven Bragg′s own personally tested guidelines to help professionals speed up the closing process, especially in response to Sarbanes–Oxley′s more time–sensitive requirements. Bragg outlines numerous key improvements that, when gradually implemented together, are guaranteed to shrink the closing process down to as little as one day.
Chock–full of helpful flowcharts and checklists to help readers prevent delays and bring accounting department closing procedures up to date, Fast Close explores:
- Specific instructions for closing faster
- Common areas of delay and how to overcome them
- Flowcharts that explain how to route closing tasks through the accounting department
- How to handle information roll–ups from subsidiaries
- Closing steps: which ones to accelerate into the pre–closing period and which ones can be delayed
- Required controls to keep financials accurate despite the fast close
- And much more
Create financial statements faster . . . much faster . . . with the expert guidance found in Steven Bragg′s Fast Close.
