Corporate Boards Measuring and Improving Performance

Article:  This Guideline provides guidance for corporations on how to respond to regulatory and stakeholder concernds for improving the quality of performance of both senior managers and corporate board of directors. It also provides new approaches for financial executives to contribute to improving the performance of board of directors, CEOs, and
Published on February 04, 2013

AICPA Whitepaper Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

White Paper:  The AICPA’s “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: A Primer for CPAs” white paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the many provisions of critical importance to CPAs. It highlights the key points of the Act and describes what they mean for CPAs and their clients or employers. The AICPA
Published on February 04, 2013

Using Strategy Maps to Drive Performance

Article:  Strategy mapping has revolutionized the way that strategy has been formulated and executed. This management accounting guideline provides a set of guidelines that describe how to implement Strategy Mapping in a practical, step-by-step format.
Published on January 17, 2013

Customer and Supplier Value Chain

Article:  Determine how customer value and supplier relationships accumulate along a chain of activities leading to a more successful product or service and an improved bottom line.    
Published on October 18, 2012

A Strategic Role for Treasury

Article:  With downsizing and reengineering initiatives underway, modern corporations are focusing on long-term strategies. For every organization, the goal of these strategies is to increase shareholder wealth. Many organizations do not recognize the importance of treasury management in accomplishing this objective.
Published on October 31, 2011

Redesigning the Finance Function

Article:  The finance function is central to the successful operation of any organization. The finance professional, by working with the rest of the management team to ensure that resources are efficiently and effectively acquired, maintained, and deployed in the best interests of all of the organization's stakeholders, sustains the finance function's
Published on October 31, 2011

Post Appraisal of Capital Expenditure

Article:  Capital budgeting is a vital part of planning, but must be based on uncertain predictions. Modern companies recognize that monitoring the outcome of past budgeting decisions can improve future decision making. This guideline details the Post Appraisal process in comparing, when sufficient evidence becomes available, the actual quantitative results with
Published on October 26, 2011

Corporate Governance The Role of Internal Control

Article:  Recent extensive study of internal control in business has led to the development of a definition capturing both positive and negative aspects of the issue. While the structure of modern organizations often undermines this control, it has become recognized as an essential component of successful enterprise.
Published on October 26, 2011

Developing Comprehensive Competitive Intelligence

Article:  In today's complex and rapidly changing business environment, an organization must apply its knowledge of the competition in a proactive, systematic way in order to achieve competitive advantage. For long-term business success, an effective competitive intelligence program must be developed and implemented, enabling the firm to respond quickly and wisely
Published on October 26, 2011

Organizational Restructuring

Article:  Restructuring continues to be a hot topic for organizations involved in mergers and acquisitions, downsizing, cost reduction programs, shared services, and more. This guideline discusses the objectives for restructuring, roles and responsibilities, structural options, and implementation issues.
Published on October 25, 2011

Measuring Knowledge Assets

Article:  A presentation of some models for measuring the intangible assets that are now beginning to emerge using variations on the key categories of human, structural, and customer capital.
Published on October 25, 2011

Human Resources and Related Issues

Article:  This section provides articles on topics important to the employer and to the human resources department within organizations.     Performance Targets in CFO Com
Published on October 25, 2011

Management Control

Overview:  Management control provides reasonable assurances of effective and efficient operations, internal financial control, and compliance with laws and regulations. Learn how the broad area of control is implemented by your board of directors, management, and other personnel.
Published on August 22, 2011

Treasury Management

Overview:  Learn about the concepts and techniques related to the strategic management of financial capital. Discover how to manage the investment of funds and plan and execute programs to satisfy capital needs in accordance with your organization's strategic plan.
Published on August 17, 2011

Business Continuity Management

Article:  Business Continuity Management (BCM) enables organizations to restore their businesses to normal operations following business interruptions. The purpose of this guideline is to help organizations address and prevent those failures while providing finance and accounting managers with a foundation on which to further develop their BCM thinking, strategy and processes.
Published on August 17, 2011