Winning CFOs: Implementing and Applying Better Practices
- 4h 36m
- David Parmenter
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2011
Better practices that today's CFOs can employ to bring value and efficiency to the teams that report to them
Helping corporate accountants from the CFOs to the management accountant implement better practices that will make a difference to their finance team's performance, Winning CFOs shows corporate accountants how to create permanent improvements in their organization's processes.
- Provides better practice solutions the author has learned from more than 4,000 finance teams worldwide
- A to Z guidance on how to be an effective CFO
- Includes templates, checklists and implementation programs for process improvement
- Abundance of tools to ensure implementation of better practices
- Tips on how to develop winning leadership traits
Winning CFOs shows corporate accountants how to radically transform their contribution to their organization, enhance their job satisfaction and profile, and leave a legacy of efficiency and effectiveness in every organization for which they work.
About the Author
DAVID PARMENTER is an international presenter who is known for his thought-provoking and lively sessions, which have led to substantial change in many organizations. He is a leading expert in the development of winning KPIs, replacing the annual planning process with quarterly rolling planning, management and leadership practices that will get you to the top, and corporate accounting best practice. David has delivered workshops to thousands of attendees in many cities around the world including Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Tehran, Johannesburg, Rome, Dublin, London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Prague. David has worked for Ernst & Young, BP Oil Ltd, Arthur Andersen, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a regular writer for professional and business journals. He is also the author of Key Performance Indicators: Developing, Implementing, and Using Winning KPIs, Pareto's 80/20 Rule for Corporate Accountants, and The Leading-Edge Manager's Guide to Success: Strategies and Better Practices, all published by Wiley.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Accounts Payable in the 21st Century
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Timely Month-End Reporting—By Working Day 3 or Less
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Make the Monthly Reports Worth Reading
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Limit the Time Invested in Board Reporting
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Timely Annual Planning Process—Ten Working Days or Less!
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Managing the Accounting Team
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Quick Annual Reporting—Within 15 Working Days Post Year-End
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Managing Your Accounts Receivable
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Marketing the Accounting Team
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Client Management—Improving Relationships with Budget Holders
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More Emphasis on Daily and Weekly Reporting
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Working Smarter, Not Harder
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Limit the P&L to 50 Account Codes
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Throw Out Annual Planning and the Associated Monthly Budget Cycle
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Quarterly Rolling Planning—An Evolvement from Quarterly Rolling Forecasting
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Cost Apportionment—Do Not Do it Monthly!
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Ban Excel from Core Monthly Routines
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Identifying the Organization's Critical Success Factors
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Reporting Your Winning Key Performance Indicators
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Where to Invest in Your Accounting Systems for Maximum Benefit
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Implementing a New Accounting System
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Better Use of the Intranet
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Designing Performance Bonus Schemes
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Avoiding a Rotten Takeover or Merger
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Hidden Costs of Downsizing
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A Reorganization Too Many
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Listing on the Stock Exchange
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Managing the Treasury
