Book excerpt: Finance Policies and Procedures Manual - Easily Create your Financial Policy manual to Manage Risk and Establish Effective Internal Controls. -This manual can help you take control of your finance processes to improve compliance and performance. Thoroughly researched and reviewed by industry experts, these pre-written policies and procedures are based on industry best practices and incorporate the continually improving process philosophy. Developing policies and procedures are listed as a key control activity in the COSO publication "Internal Control - Integrated Framework." The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) both point to this COSO document as an example of internal controls that comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Designed for busy professionals like CFOs, Controllers, Treasury Officers, and Business Owners, this edition can help you quickly and effectively improve key financial areas such as treasury management, capital structure, cash flow, inventory management, and capital planning. Take advantage of prewritten financial policies and procedures to quickly develop a financial control system that can aid in regulatory compliance and improve financial performance. This new edition also includes updated and complete job descriptions for every job referenced in the text. Finance Policies and Procedures Manual can save you hundreds of hours in researching, compiling, and writing policies and procedures for financial compliance. There is no need to start from scratch. It has already been done for you!