CFO Techniques

Part I. Scouting Your Surroundings and Defining Your Mission

1. What Is Special About Smaller Businesses?
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2. Titles vs. Job Descriptions
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3. The CFO’s Mission and Aspirations
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4. Eight Balls You Must Keep in the Air
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5. The Essential Knowledge Prerequisites
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Part II. Enforcing the Law: Policies, Procedures, and Controls

6. System of Internal Control and Company Policies
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7. Generally Accepted Fiscal Policies
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8. Procedures for Quintessential Tasks
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9. The Weakest Link
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10. Budgeting as a Control Mechanism
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11. Controlling Commerce
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Part III. Deep Pockets: Your Capital Resources

12. Options for Capital Financing
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13. Business Nature vs. Financial Resources
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14. Soliciting Investors and Lenders
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15. Nurturing Financial Relationships
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Part IV. Cash Must Flow: Treasury Management

16. The Gist of the Treasury Function
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17. Cash Flow Projections
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18. Daily Cash Position
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19. Managing Receivables and Payables
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20. Treasury Management Services
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Part V. Data Mining: Information Management, Analysis, and Reporting

21. Information Technology Decisions
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22. Ode to Excel
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23. Executive Reports and Performance Analytics
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24. The Importance of Segmental Analysis
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25. Ad Hoc Reporting
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Part VI. Accounting by the Book

26. Clean Books and Compliant Statements
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27. Accounting Cycles and the Structure of Financial Statements
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28. The Most Important Statement: Cash Flow
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29. Choose Your Auditors Wisely
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30. What Guarantees Fast and Painless Audits
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Part VII. Risk Management

31. Insurable Risks
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32. Commercial Risks
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33. Tax and Regulations Compliance
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Part VIII. Ensuring Your Going Concern: Strategies, Plans, and Forecasts

34. Principles of Strategic Planning
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35. Practical Modeling and Forecasting
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36. New Ventures
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37. Exit Strategies
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Part IX. Administration: The Organization of People

38. Acquisition of Human Resources
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39. Managing Human Resources
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40. The Behavioral Approach
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Avainsanat: Economics/Management Science, Business/Management Science, general