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... manager to make the implementation a success In addition, the staff of the other department may influence their manager not to help out, while there may also be a problem with the other department ... RRI, the project team can spot problems faster than would be the case with a major initiative, and then transfer its findings to the main project, thereby increasing the chances of success for the ... to know the ways in which the implementation can fail, so there is a lengthy list of reasons for failure Finally, there is a brief discussion of the impact of change on employees and the organization...

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... through the originating bank via the ACH network to the receiving bank, which posts the payment and then forwards the remittance information in the message to the seller The primary purpose of the ... that the person accessing the system and submitting the form is the person identified on the W-9 Also, the IRS requires an electronic signature by the payee that authenticates and verifies the submission ... and processing fee is the cost savings from not having to process paper checks, which includes the cost of the checks and the bank’s check processing fee Be sure to include in these costs only the...

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... delivery person, who then brings the truckload of goods to the customer The customer counts the amount received The delivery person calls up the amount of the delivery on the screen of the portable computer, ... information into the format needed by the consolidator, and then send this file over the Internet to the consolidator, which then posts the information Customers then access their invoices in ... that the invoice will be lost in the mail, either due to a problem at the post office or because the recipient’s address has changed Further, there are delays at the receiving company, while the...

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... this when the next budgeting cycle arrives in the following year, especially if the person who made the change in the previous year is no longer with the company, or if the change was not documented ... 12/ 29/06 8:59 AM Page 127 Total Impact of Best Practices on the Budgeting Function Exhibit 5.4 Impact of Best Practices on the Budgeting Function 127 ch05_4773.qxd 12/ 29/06 128 8:59 AM Page 128 ... the supplier In any of these cases, the cash management staff will take an inordinate proportion of its time to process the movement of funds There must be an easier way There is, and it is the...

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... town, there may be other special arrangements to get the money to them Depending on the number ch08_4773.qxd 12/ 29/06 9:18 AM Page 193 8–7 Lengthen the Interval between Commission Payments 193 ... operations of the accounting department only Though none of them will worsen the systems in the sales department, the other area that is directly impacted, they may have an opposite impact on the morale ... Unless they conduct a monthly physical inventory count, the accounting staff must rely on the word of the logistics department in assuming that the monthend inventory listed on the books is the...

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... training 12 16 Continually review wait times 12 17 Convert serial activities to parallel ones 12 18 Create a closing schedule 12 19 Document the process 12 20 Restrict the use of journal entries 12 21 ... the end of the month, then a few more days pass while the statement travels through the mail The typical company then receives it on about the fifth business day of the month, and someone in the ... factors are considered, the closing schedule becomes the foundation document driving the timely completion of the financial statements Cost: Installation time: 12 19 Document the Process Some organizations...

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... exactly how these processes work so they can process information through them most efficiently, as well as make modifications that will further increase the level of efficiency ch13_4773.qxd 12/ 29/06 ... created—just plot out the steps to be followed during the movie, practice them a few times, and then press the “record” button and start recording the movie The audio portion of the movie can be added ... since there are best practices here for outsourcing some processes, using process- centering in other cases, and consolidating others They are noted in Exhibit 13.9 The manner in which these best...

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... as they not exceed the physical storage area set aside for their use The company logs these items out of the storage area when it uses them and pays the supplier for the amounts used This has the ... another task that gets in the way of processing the payroll The solution is to not allow job costing to be merged into the payroll function, thereby allowing the payroll staff to vastly reduce the ... setting the bar code printer to print not only the bar code, but also the product description and part number in English just below the bar code, so one can verify the accuracy of the bar code Another...

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... delivery person, who then brings the truckload of goods to the customer The customer counts the amount received The delivery person calls up the amount of the delivery on the screen of the portable computer, ... information into the format needed by the consolidator, and then send this file over the Internet to the consolidator, which then posts the information Customers then access their invoices in ... that the invoice will be lost in the mail, either due to a problem at the post office or because the recipient’s address has changed Further, there are delays at the receiving company, while the...

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... this when the next budgeting cycle arrives in the following year, especially if the person who made the change in the previous year is no longer with the company, or if the change was not documented ... 12/ 29/06 8:59 AM Page 127 Total Impact of Best Practices on the Budgeting Function Exhibit 5.4 Impact of Best Practices on the Budgeting Function 127 ch05_4773.qxd 12/ 29/06 128 8:59 AM Page 128 ... the supplier In any of these cases, the cash management staff will take an inordinate proportion of its time to process the movement of funds There must be an easier way There is, and it is the...

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... to the invoice Either the customer or the company can then go straight to the Web sites of either package delivery company to obtain further evidence of the time and place of delivery of the ... and enter the phone number The site will return the address for which the phone number is registered If the address shown is different from the one listed on the customer order, then the risk ... regarding the correct price Alternatively, they will pay the price they think is the correct one, resulting in arguments over the remainder In either case, the collections staff must become involved The...

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... of a problem when the documents are then digitized, since the use of tape may interfere with the scanning process In either case, inadvertently cutting open documents increases the handling time ... if they are entirely within the control of the accounting department, such as for adopting a document- destruction policy However, if they involve the cooperation of another department, or if they ... convert the human resources staff from paper processors to managers of the process • Legal documents Many business agreements require the transfer of documents back and forth between the concerned...

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... Exhibit 12. 6 This exhibit clusters all of the best practices into the time before the end of the reporting period, in the midst of it, or after it The vast majority of the practices fall into the ... business from the seller for a period of years, while also gaining the expertise of the employees running the center The supplier can then sell the services of this group to other customers, thereby ... with them to ensure that they are completing the scheduled tasks The calendar is only one way to assist in managing the operations of the accounting department Another excellent tool is the policy...

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... the receiving dock, thereby interfering with the manufacturing process Further, fraudulent deliveries can be received (and then billed to the company) without the company having any idea of the ... and who, therefore, is an expert on the process under review This person is particularly useful if the intent of the audit is to recommend the implementation of the system in which the person ... controls are removed from the process The manual can include flowcharts of the processes, noting each control point, as well as forms used in the process Any reports arising from a process should be noted,...

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... as they not exceed the physical storage area set aside for their use The company logs these items out of the storage area when it uses them and pays the supplier for the amounts used This has the ... another task that gets in the way of processing the payroll The solution is to not allow job costing to be merged into the payroll function, thereby allowing the payroll staff to vastly reduce the ... setting the bar code printer to print not only the bar code, but also the product description and part number in English just below the bar code, so one can verify the accuracy of the bar code Another...

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... activities to parallel ones 12 18 Create a closing schedule 12 19 Document the process 12 20 Restrict the use of journal entries 12 21 Train the staff in closing procedures 12 22 Use cycle counting ... journal entries 12 7 Automate the cutoff Work Elimination 12 8 12 9 12 10 Avoid the bank reconciliation Defer routine work Eliminate multiple approvals 12 11 Eliminate small accruals 12 12 Reduce investigation ... 188 190 Best practices, 187 199 , 459 Calculated on cash receipts, 194 Impact of best practices on, 197 199 Implementation issues, 187–188 Inclusion in payroll payments, 192 193 Payment lengthening,...

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... this when the next budgeting cycle arrives in the following year, especially if the person who made the change in the previous year is no longer with the company, or if the change was not documented ... 12/ 29/06 8:59 AM Page 127 Total Impact of Best Practices on the Budgeting Function Exhibit 5.4 Impact of Best Practices on the Budgeting Function 127 ch05_4773.qxd 12/ 29/06 128 8:59 AM Page 128 ... the supplier In any of these cases, the cash management staff will take an inordinate proportion of its time to process the movement of funds There must be an easier way There is, and it is the...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 18:20

... town, there may be other special arrangements to get the money to them Depending on the number ch08_4773.qxd 12/ 29/06 9:18 AM Page 193 8–7 Lengthen the Interval between Commission Payments 193 ... operations of the accounting department only Though none of them will worsen the systems in the sales department, the other area that is directly impacted, they may have an opposite impact on the morale ... Unless they conduct a monthly physical inventory count, the accounting staff must rely on the word of the logistics department in assuming that the monthend inventory listed on the books is the...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 18:20

... of a problem when the documents are then digitized, since the use of tape may interfere with the scanning process In either case, inadvertently cutting open documents increases the handling time ... if they are entirely within the control of the accounting department, such as for adopting a document- destruction policy However, if they involve the cooperation of another department, or if they ... convert the human resources staff from paper processors to managers of the process • Legal documents Many business agreements require the transfer of documents back and forth between the concerned...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 18:20

... training 12 16 Continually review wait times 12 17 Convert serial activities to parallel ones 12 18 Create a closing schedule 12 19 Document the process 12 20 Restrict the use of journal entries 12 21 ... the end of the month, then a few more days pass while the statement travels through the mail The typical company then receives it on about the fifth business day of the month, and someone in the ... factors are considered, the closing schedule becomes the foundation document driving the timely completion of the financial statements Cost: Installation time: 12 19 Document the Process Some organizations...

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