Internal Controls

This book is meant to be a guide for business owners, accountants, Controllers and CFO s regarding accounting and management of internal control issues to help keep their business safe and protect their financial assets. Each chapter addresses specific areas of the business (Revenue, Purchasing, Production, Information Systems, etc.) and provides an executive summary followed by specific standards of internal control. A risk section lists potential internal control problems or weaknesses following the standard and refers the reader back to the specific standard that may resolve the internal control weakness in question. The information contained in this book is critically important to all small and medium sized business owners based on my business and consulting experience as a CFO, COO and CEO. Large corporations have extensive internal control programs and monitoring, however the lack of internal control processes and procedures to protect financial assets of small and medium businesses can be augmented by using this book. However, no book can completely protect your business without an ongoing internal control process administered by professionals.