The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual, Third Edition

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The comprehensive guide for CFOs who need an overview of leadership basics from strategies to management improvement tips Filled with pragmatic insights and proactive strategies, The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual, Third Edition is destined to become your essential desktop companion. This thorough guidebook is filled with best practices to help you, as CFO, to improve efficiency, mitigate risks, and keep your organization competitive. Includes updated information on the relationship of the CFO with the Treasurer, registration statements and Fedwire payments, acquisitions integration, legal types of acquisitions, and government regulations Contains control flowcharts for the main accounting cycles Provides new chapters on Investor Relations and Risk Management for Foreign Exchange and Interest Rates Features an itemized list of the key tasks every new CFO should complete when first entering the position, a checklist of 100 performance measures, and a detailed discussion of employee compensation plans The reference CFOs and other financial managers can turn to for quick answers to questions they have as well as to help them plan their financial strategy, The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual, Third Edition is mandatory reading for every CFO wanting to play a strategic role in their organization.Content: Chapter 1 CFO's Place in the Corporation (pages 1–14): Chapter 2 Financial Strategy (pages 15–47): Chapter 3 Tax Strategy (pages 48–60): Chapter 4 Information Technology Strategy (pages 61–70): Chapter 5 Performance Measurement Systems (pages 71–99): Chapter 6 Control Systems (pages 100–120): Chapter 7 Audit Function (pages 121–133): Chapter 8 Cost of Capital (pages 135–152): Chapter 9 Capital Budgeting (pages 153–172): Chapter 10 Other Financial Analysis Topics (pages 173–194): Chapter 11 Cash Management and Consolidation (pages 195–212): Chapter 12 Investing Excess Funds (pages 213–219): Chapter 13 Obtaining Debt Financing (pages 220–237): Chapter 14 Obtaining Equity Financing (pages 238–261): Chapter 15 Initial Public Offering (pages 263–287): Chapter 16 Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (pages 288–310): Chapter 17 Investment Community (pages 311–324): Chapter 18 Taking a Company Private (pages 325–330): Chapter 19 Risk Management—General Concepts (pages 331–347): Chapter 20 Risk Management: Foreign Exchange (pages 348–362): Chapter 21 Outsourcing the Accounting and Finance Functions (pages 363–381): Chapter 22 Mergers and Acquisitions (pages 382–425): Chapter 23 Employee Compensation (pages 427–436): Chapter 24 Bankruptcy (pages 437–449):