Accounting Information Systems: The Crossroads of Accounting and IT

Description

Directed primarily toward Accounting college/university majors, this text also provides practical content to current and aspiring industry professionals. Kay/Ovlia is designed to assist readers as they explore the crossroads of accounting and IT—the very place where they’ll learn how to gain a competitive edge in the accounting field. To help them on their journey, this text presents information on how to develop communication, leadership, strategic and critical thinking, a customer focus, an interpretation of converging information, and technological skills. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright Page......Page 4 Brief Contents......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 20 Meet the Authors......Page 22 Part 1 Enterprise Accounting Systems: People, Processes, and Technology......Page 23 Chapter 1 Accounting System Insights......Page 24 Chapter 2 Accounting Databases......Page 60 Chapter 3 Accounting Interface: Database Forms, Queries, and Reports......Page 92 Chapter 4 Accounting Systems and Business Processes......Page 124 Chapter 5 Business Processes: Purchasing, Sales, and Payroll Cycles......Page 162 Chapter 6 Integrated Enterprise Systems and Cloud Computing......Page 198 Part 2 Accounting and Intelligence Systems......Page 239 Chapter 7 Accounting and Business Intelligence......Page 240 Chapter 8 Accounting and Sustainability Intelligence......Page 278 Chapter 9 XBRL: Intelligent Business Reporting......Page 310 Part 3 Security, Controls, and Risk......Page 331 Chapter 10 Fraud and Internal Control......Page 332 Chapter 11 Cybersecurity......Page 362 Chapter 12 The Risk Intelligent Enterprise: Enterprise Risk Management......Page 406 Part 4 Designing and Developing Accounting Systems......Page 429 Chapter 13 Accounting System Development......Page 430 Chapter 14 Database Design: ERD, REA, and SQL......Page 458 Part 5 Enterprise Accounting Systems: Capstone......Page 493 Appendix A: Accounting Insights......Page 495 Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 497 Glossary......Page 501 References......Page 507 Index......Page 515