This insightful course, adapted from Stephen Bragg's The Accountant's Guidebookand presented by Jeff Sailor, is a valuable resource for professionals looking to enhance their management of reports, cash receipts, collections, and payroll. Participants will benefit from a detailed exploration of management reports, gaining knowledge on creating a core group of continually adjusted reports tailored to their business needs. The course also covers cash management, offering techniques to improve handling of various payment forms. In the realm of collections, attendees will learn a spectrum of tactics, helping them choose the right approach for different scenarios. Additionally, the course addresses payroll management, providing strategies to improve departmental efficiency and staff competency. Through this course, professionals will gain a comprehensive understanding and practical skills to manage these essential aspects of their business, leading to improved operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
State the purpose of responsibility reporting.
List an item that is not important for properly managing margin reports.
Cite a limitation of variance analysis.
Name a common line item in a flash report.
Define the variance where volume variance relates to the use of direct labor.
Calculate selling price variance.
Specify a possible cause of an unfavorable sales volume variance.
Cite the importance of the value date.
Define a lockbox network.
Identify the kind of information required by automatic cash application.
Define the mechanism that keeps cash application from delaying daily bank deposits.
List an advantage of a bank lockbox and an alternative to using it.
Specify a characteristic of remote deposit capture.
Name something not accomplished through an online payment app.
List an advantage of converting a receivable into a promissory note.
Specify the purpose of the COD roll.
Name a way to reduce the cost of using attorney letters.
Define the grace period in collections.
Identify what A-B testing helps to design.
Cite a characteristic of a postdated check.
Specify when the promissory note approach and filing in small claims court are best used in collections.
Define a payroll cycle.
Identify when employees are paid in a biweekly payroll system and in a semimonthly payroll system and a key difference between the two systems.
Name a timekeeping solution for an hourly employee who nearly always works 40 hours a week.
Choose an action that will not help protect the confidentiality of payroll information.
Major Topics
The Duration of a Report
Responsibility Reporting
The Flash Report
Expense Reporting
Margin Reporting
Variance Reporting
The Purchase Price Variance
Material Yield Variance
Labor Rate Variance
Variable Overhead Spending Variance