The budget and financial reporting processes are well knownsources of frustration for most CFOs. Seeking a quick fix to theproblem, the common solution is to pour more money into new andbetter software. This leaves the root cause, the inefficient anddysfunctional underlying processes and routines, unaddressed. Asthis book shows, substantial and sustainable improvements are onlyachieved through an holistic approach to process improvement,technology, strategy, and people." —Tom Henry Knudsen, Executive Vice President, Telenor EiendomFornebu AS, Proven methods for improving efficiency Corporations face a high turnover among financial managers,rapid changes in technology, lack of time and process redesignskills, and ongoing ambiguity about primary objectives behind thebudgeting and financial reporting processes. Amid this frenzy, itis the fundamental efficiency of these processes that dramaticallyimpact overall business performance. Process Improvement forEffective Budgeting and Financial Reporting provides financialmanagers with a compelling blueprint for increasing efficiency andeliminating waste of time and energy. Four operational experts layout an 80/20 plan-improving 80% of processes in 20% of the time itwould take to improve 100%-and explain a Business ProcessImprovement (BPI) plan that incorporates: The emerging trends affecting financial managers today Step-by-step process implementation Interviews with industry leaders, consultants, and managers whohave successfully instituted BPI plans Appraisals of the available software that can help or hinderthe process There is no substitute for improved efficiency. CFOs,controllers, budget managers, and financial analysts willsignificantly benefit from adding this authoritative guide to theirprofessional libraries.
WE HAVE YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO." That's the text message Supreme Court Justice Arnold Hirschfeld receives as hearings commence in the U.S. Supreme Court to determine the fate of the 28th Amendment - enacted to criminalize abuse of power on the part of our political representatives. In court to defend the amendment, retired U.S. District Court Judge Cyrus Brooks observes his old friend and law school classmate Hirschfeld acting strangely and dispatches veteran D.C. homicide detective Frank Lotello to find out why. In the meantime, Hirschfeld's precocious and feisty 11-year-old diabetic granddaughter Cassie, brutally kidnapped to control her grandfather's swing vote upholding or invalidating the amendment, watches her insulin pump running dry and wonders which poses her greatest threat, the kidnappers or the clock. As Brooks is forced to choose between saving our nation or saving the girl.
From one of America s newest and most engaging novelists comes the gripping story of a political system gone awry and those who feel compelled to fix it. Detective Frank Lotello is investigating a murder his first time back on the job following the sudden death of his wife. It s a doozy. Three prominent D.C. politicians are brutally murdered. Capitol Hill is in a panic. There are some who whisper the three had it coming their corruption had played a significant role in the collapse of the economy. When local businessman Cliff Norman is arrested, the whole town breathes a sigh of relief, especially the politicians. Though Norman had motive he lost his business and home in the financial crisis, and his son died of a rare cancer when his insurance carrier refused to pay for experimental treatment Lotello suspects Norman s involvement may only be the tip of the iceberg. The more he investigates, the more he uncovers, including a disturbing connection to the White House. Norman s trial begins. An angry nation rallies behind an unlikely folk hero. Judge Arnold Lambert and a fiercely-divided jury confront a question that threatens to tear the country apart. Were Norman s actions legally justified by a widespread and growing political abuse of trust? Lotello races to unravel the truth before the jury reaches a verdict that may alter the course of U.S. history. Fast-paced and eerily plausible, a season for redemption is the debut of a compelling new author. For more information, visit www.aseasonforredemption.com.
What would YOU do if they took everything you had, your family, home, business, dignity, even-perhaps-your sanity? A gripping story of a political system gone awry-and those who feel compelled to fix it. "Have you ever killed anyone? I have. Do it again. If I need to." Three prominent political leaders murdered in as many days.
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