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Introduction to General Financial Process

This section provides an introduction and overview of the general financial processes.
The Finance field is broad, complex, and dynamic, so that no document can claim to be absolute in capturing every possible issue, policy, or procedure and remain current.  The concepts discussed in this manual cover the common, basic elements of a Financial Management System.

Table of Contents of the Finance Introduction Section

• Contributors
• An Introduction to Financial Processes and Procedures
• The Balanced Scorecard
• Finance and Regulatory Basics
  • Securities Legislation of the 1930's
  • The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Finance and Internal Control
  • COSO and Internal Control
  • Why Internal Control?
  • A Control System that Focuses on Improvement and Success
  • The Plan-Do-Check-Act Approach to Well-Defined Processes
  • An Internal Control System Can Drive Improvement
  • A Disciplined Approach
• Understanding Key Financial Processes
  • Capital Needs Analysis
  • Operating Cash Flow or EBITDA
  • Making Investment Decisions
  • Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
  • Cost of Capital
  • Managing Working Capital
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Inventory Management
• Other Financial Processes
  • Financial Statements
  • Administration and Auditing
• Using the Bizmanualz Finance Manual
• Finance Glossary

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