Wenn man auf den Internet-Seiten des Bundesministeriums fur Wirtschaft und Arbeit das Stichwort Controlling" aufruft, findet man diesen Satz: Viel zu we- ge Unternehmen betrachten das Controlling in guten Zeiten als Managementa- gabe. Folge: Controlling wird vor allem in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen stark vernachlassigt. Aber: Schnell verandernde Marktbedingungen (u.a. Nachf- geveranderungen, neue Konkurrenten) oder interne Faktoren im Unternehmen (z.B. hohe Belastungen durch Zinsen und Tilgungen) zwingen Unternehmer dazu, praziser zu planen und heute die Weichen fur morgen zu stellen: eben durch C- trolling." Es lohnt sich also fur die Verantwortlichen eines Unternehmens, sich mit Contr- ling und den Controlling-Methoden auseinanderzusetzen. Dabei soll Sie dieses Buch unterstutzen. Ziel dieses Buches ist es, auf der Grundlage einer praxiserprobten Controller- Leistung gleichsam eine roadmap zur Einfuhrung eines funktionsfahigen Contr- lings in einem Unternehmen zu liefern. Es soll also ein Praktiker-Buch sein, das Sie nun in Handen haben, in dem allerdings die wichtigsten modernen wiss- schaftlichen Erkenntnisse nicht fehlen. Dieses Buch soll Sie begleiten, wenn Sie als Leiter eines Unternehmens den C- trolling-Prozess installieren oder verbessern wollen. Insbesondere auch die in - pitel 6 beschriebenen Controlling-Projekte mit den im Anhang beigefugten F- mularen werden Sie unterstutzen, wenn Ihr Unternehmen out of balance" geraten ist. Dabei ist es unerheblich, ob Sie die in diesem Buch beschriebenen Erfahr- gen in einem grosseren oder einem eher mittlerem Unternehmen umsetzen wollen. Problemstellungen und Losungen sind davon unberuhrt."

Accountable Marketing is designed to be the definitive volume on the emerging role of accountability and performance metrics in marketing. Sponsored and developed by the Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB), it provides a multi-disciplinary, international perspective on this topic of critical importance. Stewart and Gugel have curated the work of several leading marketing, finance and accounting professionals and academics on the topics of marketing accountability and financial reporting to create a volume that represents the best of MASB's work over the last few years. The book not only emphasizes the importance of accountability in the marketing function, but also creates a dialogue among academics and practitioners about the importance of marketing in driving consistent growth in the organization, and the ways in which improved methods for measuring and forecasting contribute to the effectiveness of these marketing activities. This book marks the first-ever reference point for practicing professionals, faculty and students interested in marketing accountability, the development of standards for marketing reporting, and developing stronger linkages between marketing activities and outcomes, and the financial performance of the firm.

Seit Mitte der 70er Jahre lasst sich in der Unternehmenspraxis eine zunehmende Auseinandersetzung mit Fragen der betrieblichen Umweltkostenrechnung beobachten. Die Berechnungen beschrankten sich bis in die 80er Jahre hinein auf die Ermittlung der Kosten von nachsorgenden Umweltschutzmassnahmen und wurden meist als Sonderrechnungen durchgefuhrt. Die laufende Kostenrechnung blieb dabei von Umweltfragen unberuhrt. Seit einigen Jahren werden jedoch umfassendere Konzepte einer Umweltkostenrechnung entwickelt, die deren Integration in das Managementsystem und die Kostenrechnung der Unternehmen zum Ziel haben. Hier werden, ausgehend vom Stand der Diskussion, mogliche Konsequenzen fur die Weiterentwicklung bzw. die zukunftigen Anforderungen an eine Umweltkostenrechnung vorgestellt."

Integrated reporting in corporate communication is a process that results in improved communication, most visibly an 'integrated report,' about value creation over time. An integrated report is a concise communication about how an organization's strategy, governance, performance, and prospects lead to the creation of value over the short, medium, and long term. It represents the integrated summarization of a company's performance in terms of both financial and other relevant information. Integrated reporting provides greater context for performance data, clarifies how relevant information fits into operations or a business, and may help make decision making better in the long-term. The aim and scope of this book is to provide readers with an overview and analysis of the topics of both integrated financial reporting and a multiple capital model. Analyzing this topic through both a qualitative and quantitative framework, this important business topic is introduced and framed in the context of current market trends, while also including implications for business management professionals. This book provides a thorough examination of the topics of integrated reporting, management ramifications, and opportunities for management professionals. This easy to read and understand book provides numerous take away points, action items and implications. It includes real world examples, sources where more information can be obtained, and direct cause-to-effect examples, making it a valuable resource for readers.

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Forensic accounting is gaining considerable attention as a rewarding and exciting field of accounting. Forensic accountants perform both fraud and non-fraud services. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) released its proposed new standards for its members who perform investigation and litigation forensic accounting services in December 2018. This second volume addresses fraud and non-fraud forensic accounting practice and performance. The author discusses forensic accounting roles and processes; forensic accounting techniques roles and responsibilities of corporate gatekeepers, including forensic accountants in creating a corporate culture of integrity and competency in preventing and discovering financial statement fraud. Also presented are challenges and opportunities in forensic accounting, and emerging issues in fraud investigation.

This is the first detailed view of the managerial accountant's role and responsibilities in organization setting. Its aim is to foster role development: the opportunity to work at an advanced level of practice. Accounting studies develop technical skills associated with topics, and, responding to defined scenarios but provide very little guidance on what to recognizing and approaching the broad problems or challenges under conditions of uncertainty. It is a double first because it provides the managerial accountant's compass as a general purpose analytical framework for managerial accounting independent of any selected theory and method. The metaphor of a compass creates a mental schema for its four points named (1) goals and principles, (2) boundaries and constraints, (3) methods and models, and, (4) collegial relationships. Dynastic Chinese and some other Central Asian cultures, view the center as a fifth principal direction, giving a total of five points. The center represents a high standard ethical conduct and self-care, or moral compass. Managerial Accountant's Compass offers an integrated and systematic guide to approaching situations that are constantly changing. It gives a protective starting pattern which produces new meanings and awareness of the ambiguity and uncertainty for each situation. Ultimately the managerial accountant's compass can help you make more effective sense of yourself, your expertise and your practice in the organization where you work, which should open career opportunities.

Warum kommt es trotz Corporate Governance, Risk Management und Compliance-Massnahmen immer wieder zum Zusammenbruch von Unternehmen und aktuell zu Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrisen? Ca. 20 Autoren reflektieren kritisch die UEbernahme US-amerikanischer Denkweisen in den Bereichen Corporate Governance, Risk Management und Compliance. Gleichzeitig stellen sie neue Strategie und Organisationskonzepte vor und diskutieren Konzepte, die nicht ausschliesslich auf den Shareholder Value blicken, sondern das klassischen Ziel "Sicherung der langfristigen UEberlebensfahigkeit" durch ein Hoechstmass an Effektivitat und/oder Effizienz verfolgen.

This book is an invitation to study managerial uses of accounting infonnation. Three themes run throughout. First, the accounting system is profitably thought of as a library of financial statistics. Answers to a variety of questions are unlikely to be found in prefabricated fonnat, but valuable infonnation awaits those equipped to in the accounting library is most interrogate the library. Second, the infonnation unlikely to be the only infonnation at the manger's disposal. So knowing how to combine accounting and nonaccounting bits of infonnation is an important, indeed indispensable, managerial skill. Finally, the role of a professional manager is emphasized. This is an individual with skill, talent, and imagination, an individual who brings professional quality skills to the ta sk of managing. This book also makes demands on the reader. It assumes the reader has had prior exposure to financial accounting, economics, statistics, and the economics of uncertainty (in the fonn of risk aversion and decision trees). A modest acquaintance with strategic, or equilibrium, modeling is also presumed, as is patience with abstract notation. The hook does not make deep mathematical demands on the reader. An acquaintance with linearprogramming and the ability to take a simple derivative are presumed. The major prerequisite is a tolerance for (if not a predisposition toward) abstract notation. This st yle and list of prerequisites are not matters of taste or author imposition.

The Advanced Defined Contribution Plans Audit Certificate exam tests your ability to plan, perform and evaluate defined contribution plans, in accordance with AICPA standards and DOL rules and regulations. This exam is offered in a timed online format and consists of 75 multiple choice questions. In order to successfully pass the examination, you must be able to evaluate and analyze the core concepts related to client acceptance, engagement planning, engagement analysis, concluding an engagement and guiding principles for defined contribution plan audits. Some of the topics that will be tested on the exam include: Planning and general procedures Internal control Net assets available for benefits Changes in net assets available for benefits Plan tax status Financial statement presentation, disclosure, and regulatory reporting Audit reports Online Access Instructions A personal pin code is enclosed in the physical packaging that may be activated online upon receipt. Once activated, you will gain immediate online access to the product. Your Certificate and Digital Badge After passing the exam, you will be awarded with a certificate in the form of a digital badge. Digital badges allow you to distinguish yourself in the marketplace and show your commitment to quality. The badge can be posted to your social media profiles and linked to your resume or email signature, providing maximum visibility to your achievement. You will receive your official score and certificate or retake information 5 business days after completing the exam. Important note: Your exam purchase entitles you to one exam and one re-take if you do not pass the exam. Prior to using your re-take, the AICPA recommends you study any topics identified in your initial exam results. If you do not pass either the initial exam or the re-take, you must purchase the exam again, in order to take it again. Exams passed outside of these purchase and re-take rules will not result in the issuing of a digital badge. If you have any questions regarding the completion of your exam or re-take, please contact [email protected] to verify your results. By making this purchase, you must understand and agree that the AICPA has the absolute and unrestricted right to revoke or suspend any rights to use the digital badge image, or any representation thereof, if you are (a) convicted of any crime punishable by more than one year in prison or for any crime related to dishonesty, or (b) disciplined by any governmental or non-governmental authority that regulates, or enforces a code of conduct related to, your professional activities, including but not limited to, a state board of accountancy, AICPA, IRS, SEC, or PCAOB, or (c) a peer reviewer restricted from performing peer reviews by the Peer Review Program. System Requirements AICPA's online CPE courses will operate in a variety of configurations, but only the configuration described below is supported by AICPA technicians. A stable and continuous internet connection is required. In order to record your completion of the online learning courses, please ensure you are connected to the internet at all times while taking the course. It is your responsibility to validate that CPE certificate(s) are available within your account after successfully completing the course and/or exam. Supported Operating Systems: Macintosh OS X 10.10 to present Windows 7 to present Supported Browsers: Apple Safari Google Chrome Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Required Browser Plug-ins: Adobe Flash Adobe Acrobat Reader Technical Support: Please contact [email protected].

Interventionist research has been proposed as one way of increasing societal impact of management accounting (MA) research. However, there are no guidelines regarding what sort of phenomena would be the most suitable ones to be studied using research interventions. This book builds on top of the methodological literature of interventionist management accounting research, as well as the published studies applying it. Through selected case studies, Interventionist Management Accounting Research shows how societal impact of MA research can be increased by not only applying IVR approach, but also looking into how MA is used in the borderlines between MA and other organizational functions. In many cases, MA research can provide tools and concepts helping to understand contemporary trends within the business environment, thereby naturally providing potential for increasing the societal impact of scholarly work. In particular, this book discusses how to position empirical research endeavours with interventionist elements in a way to ensure important theory contributions with outcomes interesting also outside the MA academia, whether that means MA practitioners, managers in general or scholars in other fields of management. Aimed at primarily researchers, academics and students in the fields of research methodology, management accounting and interventionist research, this book provides methodological guidance on how to execute research projects with interventionist elements, aiming at strong theory contribution with broader societal impacts. Focusing on research in accounting and management, this book also provides interesting insights to scholars and doctoral students in other fields of management research.

Das vorliegende Lexikon bietet Know-how fur den effizienten Umgang mit Kennzahlen in der Marketing- und Vertriebspraxis. Ein erfolgreiches Unternehmen muss Entscheidungen zeitnah beurteilen, Abweichungen fruhzeitig feststellen und auf negative Entwicklungen rechtzeitig reagieren konnen. Die Unternehmenssteuerung anhand von Kennzahlen ist hierfur ein wesentlicher Erfolgsgarant. Das Lexikon prasentiert samtliche praxisrelevanten Kennzahlen fur Marketing, Service und Vertrieb. Beispiele aus der Praxis ermoglichen eine unmittelbare Anwendung im Unternehmen. Ein umfangreiches Verzeichnis von Kontaktadressen hilft bei der Suche nach Datenquellen und externen Partnern, die bei der Ermittlung von Kennzahlen und Vergleichsziffern Unterstutzung leisten konnen.

Das Buch richtet sich an Unternehmensberater und Manager, die ein kompaktes und aussagekraftiges Marketing-Cockpit installieren mochten oder punktuell nach dem Nutzenpotenzial einer bestimmten Kennzahl suchen. Studierende und Dozenten konnen einen fundierten Einblick in die praktische Ausgestaltung von Kennzahlen(-Systemen) gewinnen."

Funded by taxation, public spending cannot be separated from politics and ensuring efficiency and effectiveness is always high on the political and policy agenda. Accounting, accountability, governance and auditing are essential ingredients in evaluating public sector performance. Australia and New Zealand are world leaders when it comes to public sector accounting-such as being the first to introduce transaction-neutral accounting standards. This edited collection considers current issues impacting the public sector by primarily drawing upon experiences of Australia and New Zealand. Then, by combining history (from the time of the Domesday book, early sovereignty and Shakespeare) with current practice (differential reporting, international financial reporting standards, government performance, voter turnout, joined-up government and auditing practices), we use these experiences to illuminate the global issues of public sector accounting, accountability and governance. Based on rigorous research by top public sector researchers, this edited collection offers a multitude of future research ideas to enable those interested in following this pathway-whether they are in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States of America, Africa or anywhere else in the world-an avenue to traverse.

Accounting has a reputation as a technical and jargon-heavy subject, but there is no reason why those without formal training cannot master the basics of interpreting accounts and making good decisions. Accounting for Non-Accountants assumes no prior knowledge of the subject area and is designed to serve as an introductory text for managers and non-specialists who wish to gain an oversight of the accounting discipline. The book covers both financial and management accounting in sufficient detail to allow data to be interpreted but in a clear and accessible manner so the reader can quickly gain an understanding of the basic principles of the subject area. Now in its 12th edition, Accounting for Non-Accountants has been fully updated to the latest regulatory requirements including the UK GAAP framework, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS). The final chapter focuses on the impact of changes in the economic environment on businesses and there are introductions to areas including tax, transfer pricing and creative accounting. This practical guide includes review questions in each chapter, with answers and workings where appropriate, and is supported online by over 200 questions and a glossary to develop a firm understanding of all topics.

Der Autor zeigt auf, dass eine erfolgreiche Umstellung auf IAS eine einmalige Chance zur gleichzeitigen Verbesserung von Unternehmensdarstellung und Unternehmenssteuerung bietet. Die Verhandlungsposition gegenuber Banken und anderen Kapitalgebern wird verbessert."

Deliver increased value by embedding quality into internal audit activities

"Internal Audit Quality: Developing a Quality Assurance and Improvement Program" is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to better practice internal auditing. Written by a global expert in audit quality, this guide is the first to provide complete coverage of the elements that comprise an effective internal audit quality assurance and improvement program. Readers will find practical solutions for monitoring and measuring internal audit performance drawn from The IIA's International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, and complemented by advice and case studies from leading audit practitioners from five different continents.

Major corporate and financial collapses over the past decade have challenged the value of internal audit. With an increased focus on internal audit's role in good governance, management is increasingly demanding that internal audit provides assurance of the quality of its own activities. The IIA standards provide a framework for audit quality in the form of mandatory guidance . Recent research indicates that the majority of internal audit functions do not fully comply with the standards and, as a result, are not servicing the needs of their organizations as well as they might. "Internal Audit Quality" offers a roadmap to internal audit quality, providing readers the guidance they need to: Embed quality into all elements of internal audit from strategic and operational planning down to day-to-day tasksCreate well-defined internal audit programs and proceduresIndependently self-assess internal audit quality and performanceConform with the IIA standards and better practiceProvide assurance over internal audit efficiency and effectivenessDeliver value by meeting stakeholder expectations

As a key component of good governance, internal audit is on the rise. The days of retrospective, compliance-focused auditing is a thing of the past. Organizations expect more of internal audit, and many internal audit activities are accepting the challenge. Rather than relying on audit supervision and external assessments, modern auditors are embedding quality into audit activities to create effective programs. For the auditor looking to distinguish themselves as leading edge, "Internal Audit Quality" provides the guidance that enables the right work, at the right time, in the right way.

The OHP Masters are essential support material for all lecturers adopting the main text.

Audit is now an essential aspect of health care provision. Increasingly, computers are becoming an integral part of the clinical audit function and this book provides an introduction to the principles of this application. It assumes to prior knowledge of either computing or audit, and avoids technical jargon. The book's focus on principles should give it international relevance.;Part one explains basic computing principles, hardware, operating systems and software packages including databases, spreadsheets, word processing, focusing on the types of data they should be used with. Part two deals with the application of computers to audit, leading to an overview of how to design and manage a computerized audi project. Small, intermediate and large systems are considered.;This book has been written for medical, nursing, para-medical and health service managerial staff who are involved in some form of audit.

This book has been prepared for those readers who want to maintain their knowledge of current developments in the field of behavioral research as applied to auditing. The articles and papers presented in this volume were selected because they will contribute to the knowledge and advancement of not only the individual researcher or educator, but also of the profession. It is our belief that if research endeavors may be viewed as having stages of life, then the field of behavioral research in auditing is in its genesis. Almost twenty years ago, in speaking of the state of the art of psychology, William Hays expressed a most.appropriate thought: Experimental evidence is accumulating at a rapid rate in psychology, and efforts at constructing psychological theories with mathematical deductive power are constantly being made. However, it seems safe to say that it will be sometime before there are psychological laws and theories on a par with those of physics. The absence of a general theory does not imply that those relations are missing or unhpportant in psychology; the discovery and specification of relations is the process by which those theories are built. (Hays, 1973, p. 40.) In the first chapter, "Experimental Research and the Distinctive Features of Accounting Settings," Robert Libby presents an encompassing and knowledgeable summary of the changes that have taken place during the last decade in human information processing research in accounting and experimental economics as it relates to those issues."

There is considerable national variation in the professionalization and status of the management accountant. Although researchers from different countries have contributed to our knowledge about tasks and roles, we have limited insights into the development, education, and socio-cultural influences in different countries and surprisingly little is known about the local and national contexts in which these roles are learned and performed. This book bridges this research gap using two complementary perspectives. The first part explores management accountants in a range of different national contexts, providing information about country-specific historical developments and educational standards as well as specific roles and tasks. The second part focusses on important global developments that will increasingly impact management accountants in the future, such as sustainability, the financial crisis, technology and changing roles. By combining local context with a global overview, this insightful volume provides an agenda for future research which will be of great interest to scholars and advanced students in management accounting throughout the world.

Seit 2006 beraten IASB/FASB in einem Konvergenzprojekt die paradigmatische Aufhebung des bisherigen pauschalen Ansatzverbots fur schwebende Leasingvertrage (Operating Leasing), um den Abschlussadressaten entscheidungsnutzliche Informationen zu vermitteln und die Leasingbilanzierung konsistent zu einem intendierten Asset and Liability Approach auszugestalten. Kathrin Seebacher analysiert insbesondere die Problematik der zweckadaquaten (bilanziellen) Abbildungskonzeption schwebender Leasingvertrage, die gegenwartig dem Prinzip des Nichtausweises schwebender Vertrage als unangetastete Bilanzierungskonvention unterworfen werden. Beruhend auf dieser Erkenntnis entwickelt die Autorin ein ganzheitliches Bilanzierungsmodell, welches auf einer an der Entscheidungsnutzlichkeit ausgerichteten Konzeption zur Bilanzierung von schwebenden (Leasing-)Vertragen basiert.