Pareto's 80/20 Rule for Corporate Accountants Book

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     xi
Areas to Focus on in the Next Six Months     1
Accounts Payable in the 21st Century     3
Timely Month-End Reporting-By Working Day 3 or Less     15
Make the Monthly Reports Worth Reading     27
Limit Time Invested in Board Reporting     45
Timely Annual Planning Process: Ten Working Days or Less!     57
Managing the Most Important Resource: The Accounting Team     67
Quick Annual Reporting: Within 15 Working Days Post Year-End     75
Managing Debtors     89
Marketing the Accounting Function     93
Client Management: Improving Relationships with Budget Holders     99
Working Smarter Not Harder     103
Maximize the Use of the General Ledger     111
Areas to Focus on Once Core Gains Have Been Achieved     115
Throw Out Annual Planning and the Associated Monthly Budget Cycle     117
Quarterly Rolling Planning: An Evolvement from Quarterly Rolling Forecasting     123
Cost Apportionment: Do Not Do It Monthly!     147
Ban Excel from Core Monthly Routines     149
More Emphasis on Daily and Weekly Reporting     151
Report Your Winning Key Performance Indicators     157
Where to Invest in Your Accounting Systems for Maximum Benefit     173
Implementing a New Accounting System     179
Better Use of the Intranet     183
Board Meetings Held Less Frequently Than Once a Month     187
Become a "Warrior Against Waste"     189
Part One Checklist on Those Areas Where the Finance Team Can Score the Easy Goals     193
Implementation Steps to Reduce Month-End Reporting Time Frames Checklist     202
Streamlining an Annual Planning Process Checklist     205
Speeding Up the Annual Audit Process Checklist     209
Part Two Checklist on More Wide-Ranging Changes Which Will Require a Significant Investment from the Finance Team     214
How a Quarterly Rolling Forecast Can Be Laid Out in a Planning Tool     220
Implementing a Quarterly Rolling Forecast Checklist     225
Performing a Quarterly Rolling Forecast Checklist     230
Useful Letters and Memos     234
Satisfaction Survey for an Accounting Team     239
Index     245