Management Accounting

Financial Reporting

Study Finds Disturbing Evidence of Earnings Management

Not only companies but also stock analysts and earnings-data clearinghouses are linked to the deception.

David McCann
August 2, 2018
Applications

NetSuite Outage Idles Finance Departments

A NetSuite service outage left some companies without access to their ERP and other systems for as long as seven hours on Tuesday.
Management Accounting

Five Keys to Succeeding as CFO of a PE-Backed Company

Above all, a CFO has to provide the financial sponsor with an ongoing and accurate window into the company’s performance.
Supply Chain

Metric of the Month: Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time

The faster you can turn inventory into cash, the healthier your company will be. Here’s why cash-to-cash cycle time matters.
Auditing

PCAOB Auditor Pressure Spurs Sarbox Controls Tightening

Increasing Public Company Accounting Oversight Board auditor requirements prod companies to boost Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities, a survey finds.
Investor Relations

Earnings Report Readability Pays Off: Study

When a company's financial results are mixed, readability can carry the day, finds a new study.
Management Accounting

Former SEC Chief Thinks Commission Could Boost Climate Focus

But investor demand for environmental information will drive companies to disclose it, Mary Schapiro says.
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Cash Flow

CFOs Pump Out Free Cash Flow

But big, public, non-financial companies are generating cash partly by cutting capex, study finds.
Management Accounting

Revenue Recognition Disclosure Requirements: A Challenge That Can’t Wait

FASB’s revenue recognition standard includes complex disclosure requirements that will take effect sooner than companies think.
Cybersecurity

How CFOs Can Budget to Boost Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is no longer seen as a technology risk but rather as a business-critical financial risk.
Regulation

Sustainability Disclosures Fall Short

Eighty-one percent of companies divulged some information about material sustainability risks in 2015, but the reports often lacked consistency.
Management Accounting

Cos. Don’t Meld Accounting for Internal Transactions: Poll

Often, such accounting covers transactions among corporate units that cross international borders and currencies.
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