Accounting Best Practices with Steve Bragg
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ABP #44 - Throughput Accounting, Part 2 (Bottleneck Management)
Steve discusses how to manage a bottleneck operation in order to increase the level of throughput achieved.
ABP #43 - Throughput Accounting, Part 1 (Basics)
Steve discusses the drum-buffer-rope aspects of constraint management, as well as the sprint capacity and throughput concepts.
ABP #42 - Accounting Technology, Part 5 (PDF Invoices)
Steve discusses how to create PDF versions of customer invoices, and how this can reduce collection problems.
ABP #41 - Accounting Technology, Part 4 (Remote Bank Deposits)
Steve discusses how to use a check scanner to send electronic check payments to the bank.
ABP #40 - Accounting Technology, Part 3 (Biometric Time Clocks)
Steve discusses time clocks that incorporate fingerprint scanners and hand shape readers, and in what situations they are most useful.
ABP #39 - Accounting Technology, Part 2 (Timekeeping by Telephone)
Steve interviews Mark Nickson, President of Telliris, about timekeeping by telephone.
ABP #38 - Accounting Technology, Part 1 (Automatic Cash Application)
Steve interviews Joshua Burnett, CEO of 9ci, Inc., about automatic cash application systems.
ABP #37 - Forensic Accounting Investigations, and Logistics Metrics
Steve interviews Ms. Mona Clayton, Partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, about forensic accounting investigations, and also discusses logistics measurements.
ABP #36 - The Universal Payment Identification Code, and Sales Metrics
Steve interviews Ms. Rossana Salaris, Senior VP of The Clearinghouse Payments Company, about their Universal Payment Identification Code, and also discusses sales measurements.
ABP #35 - Recovery Auditing and Accounting Metrics
Steve interviews Rich Lanza about profit leaks and recovery auditing, and also discusses metrics for the accounting department.
ABP #34 - Fraud Deterrence
Steve interviews Harry Cendrowski, co-author of The Fraud Deterrence Handbook and president of Cendrowski Selecky PC, about fraud deterrence.
ABP #33 - Acquiring a Public Shell Company
Ralph Nach interviews Steve Bragg about acquiring a public shell company.
ABP #32 - Metrics (Part 7, ROI) and Accounting Run Charts
Mark Polino (from Transit Television Network) discusses accounting run charts, and Steve covers return on investment measurements.
ABP #31 - Metrics (Part 6, Operating Performance)
Steve discusses operating performance measurements.
ABP #30 - Metrics (Part 5, Asset Utilization) and New 2007 Accounting Standards
Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding upcoming accounting standards in 2007, and discusses asset utilization measurements.
ABP #29 - Metrics (Part 4, Cash Flow), and Excel Risk Mitigation
Steve interviews Rich Lanza regarding how to locate Excel spreadsheet errors, and discusses cash flow measurements.
ABP #28 - Metrics (Part 3, Liquidity) and a Review of Accounting in 2006
Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding accounting in the year 2006, and discusses liquidity measurements.
ABP #27 - Metrics (Part 2, Inventory) and the Risk Assessment Suite (Part 2)
Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding the risk assessment suite (part 2) and discusses inventory measurements.
ABP #26 - Metrics (Part 1, Payroll) and the Risk Assessment Suite (Part 1)
Steve interviews Ralph Nach regarding the risk assessment suite and discusses payroll measurements.
ABP #25 - The Fast Close (Part 10)
Steve discusses how to improve the speed of the close by compressing the billing process.
ABP #24 - The Fast Close (Part 9)
Steve discusses how to accelerate several payroll closing activities.
ABP #23 - The Fast Close (Part 8)
Steve discusses how to improve the closing process by increasing inventory record accuracy.
ABP #22 - The Fast Close (Part 7)
Steve discusses how to improve the speed of your close by altering the payables process.
ABP #21 - The Fast Close (Part 6)
Steve discusses how to manage journal entries in order to achieve a faster close.
ABP #20 - The Fast Close (Part 5)
Steve discusses how to restructure the financial statements in order to improve the speed of the closing process.
ABP #19 - The Fast Close (Part 4)
Steve discusses how centralizing the accounting function improves the speed of the closing process.
ABP #18 - The Fast Close (Part 3)
Steve discusses how to close the books fast by shifting work into the preceding month.
ABP #17 - The Fast Close (Part 2)
Steve discusses how to create a fast close (part 2).
ABP #16 - The Fast Close (Part 1)
Steve discusses how to shift closing activities into the preceding month (part 1).
ABP #15 - Controls for Fixed Assets
Steve discusses controls for fixed assets.
ABP #14 - Controls for Payroll
Steve discusses payroll controls for both manual and computerized systems.
ABP #13 - Controls for Accounts Payable
Steve discusses accounts payable controls for both manual and computerized systems.
ABP #12 - Controls for Cash Receipts
Steve discusses controls for collections and cash receipts.
ABP #11 - Controls for Billing
Steve discusses billing controls for both manual and computerized systems.
ABP #10 - Controls for Shipping
Steve discusses controls for shipping.
ABP #9 - Controls for Production
Steve discusses controls for production.
ABP #8 - Controls for Inventory
Steve discusses controls for inventory.
ABP #7 - Controls for Receiving
Steve discusses controls for receiving.
ABP #6 - Controls for Expense Reports
Steve discusses controls for expense reports.
ABP #5 - Controls for Purchase Orders
Steve discusses controls for purchase orders.
ABP #4 - Controls for Procurement Cards
Steve discusses controls for procurement cards.
ABP #3 - Controls for the Credit Department
Steve discusses controls for the credit department.
ABP #2 - Controls for Order Entry, Part 2
Steve discusses controls for a computerized order entry system.
ABP #1 - Controls for Order Entry, Part 1
Steve discusses controls for a manual order entry system.