Bragg, Steven M. <br/><br/>
Fast close :  a guide to closing the books quickly / 
Steven M. Bragg 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Hoboken, NJ :  Wiley,  c2009 
 - xvi, 208 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Your current closing process -- Conducting a review of the closing process -- Alter the timing of closing activities -- Revise the contents of the financial statements -- Optimize the use of journal entries and chart of accounts -- Standardization and centralization -- Closing the inventory function -- Closing the billing function -- Closing the payroll function -- Closing the payables function -- Closing the cash processing function -- Impact of automation on the closing process -- Closing the books of a public company -- Controls for financial reporting -- Ongoing improvements in the closing process 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470465011 0470465018 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Controllership--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Financial statements--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Bookkeeping--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Corporations--Accounting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.