Close the Books

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Checklists & Questionnaires

Public Company Readiness Questionnaire

This questionnaire focuses on certain aspects of the IPO preparation process and specific areas management should addres...
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Mon, Aug 19, 2019
Checklists & Questionnaires

Financial Close Process Questionnaire: Generate Financial Statements and Disclosures

This questionnaire focuses on the financial close process, specifically generating financial statements and related disc...
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Mon, Jun 17, 2019
Risk & Control Matrices - RCMs

Manual Journal Entries RCM

This document outlines risks and controls common to the “manual journal entries” process in a risk control matrix format...
Subscriber Content
Mon, Apr 1, 2019
Blog

Improving the Close-the-Books Process

An effective business process is built on a set of well-defined and clearly stated business objectives. The...
Fri, Mar 1, 2019
Risk & Control Matrices - RCMs

Drafting and Reporting Financial Statements RCM

Identify and manage key risks and controls in the financial statement drafting and reporting process.
Subscriber Content
Mon, May 14, 2018
Blog

Is Your Financial Close and Reporting Process Too Manual?

Most organizations continue to invest a significant number of hours every month in a particular set of acti...
Fri, Aug 25, 2017
Risk & Control Matrices - RCMs

Internal Financial and Management Information RCM

This document outlines risks and controls common to the internal financial and management information process.
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Mon, Apr 18, 2016
Risk & Control Matrices - RCMs

Consolidation RCM

This document outlines risks and controls common to the consolidation process in a risk control matrix (RCM) format.
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Mon, Nov 30, 2015
Process Flows

Close the Books Process Flow: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Sales Tax

This sample process flow shows the close-the-books process organized by day-to-day activities.
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Mon, Nov 3, 2014
Policies & Procedures

Shareholders’ Equity: Corporate Finance Responsibilities Policy

This sample policy documents the approval process required to incur long-term debt or issue equity to fund major interna...
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Mon, Jun 13, 2011
Policies & Procedures

Accounting for Goodwill Policy

The primary goal of this policy is to help document a company’s process and procedures for accounting for goodwill under...
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Mon, Dec 20, 2010
Newsletters

Public Company Readiness: Getting Ready for Prime Time Before the Market Does

Dive into essential aspects of the IPO preparation process, including the need for a readiness assessment along with spe...
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Mon, Jul 13, 2009