Martin Fahy – Beyond Governance

Martin Fahy – Beyond Governance

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Following a series of corporate scandals, legislators have company executives in their sights, and are arming themselves with ever-greater regulatory firepower. All agree that good governance is essential – but must not be allowed to stifle business performance.

Beyond Governance develops the concept of Enterprise Governance, an emerging framework which unites Performance, Conformance and Corporate Responsibility and shows how addressing all of these areas in a concerted, coordinated fashion will deliver value to the organisation and its stakeholders. In particular, it focuses on the skills, processes and systems that are required to deliver excellence in each of these areas, giving readers a practical insight into the issues and an understanding of best practice in each area.

Many firms are rethinking their finance activities in the light of e-commerce, shared service centres, business intelligence technology and cost pressures. Beyond Governance explores the challenge of building a modern, flexible finance function, describing the emerging role of the new CFO and how finance professionals should respond to this new business environment.

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction: Enterprise Governance.

PART I: Performance.

1. Developing Strategy.
2. Transactional Excellence.
3. Corporate Performance Management.
4. Driving Performance Through Better Cost Management.
5. Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting.

PART II: Conformance.

1. Better Enterprise Governance Through Better Reporting.
2. Corporate Governance.
3. Supporting Enterprise Governance: the Emerging Finance Architecture.

PART III: Corporate Responsibility.

1. Corporate Responsibility.
2. Risk Management.
3. Conclusion: A Strategy for Finance Professionals.

Index.

Author Information

Dr Martin Fahy is a senior lecturer in Accounting and Information Systems at National University of Ireland, Galway. He is a chartered accountant and holds a PhD in Informatics from UCC. Prior to joining NUI, Galway he worked as a management consultant with KPMG. He has written extensively on the areas of CPM, Business Intelligence, ERP systems and emerging issues in Finance. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Université d’Auvergne in France and is involved in research in the areas of CPM/BI, and Strategic Enterprise Management. His most recent books include ERP Leveraging the Benefits (a joint venture with CIMA and PwC) and Strategic Enterprise Management Systemsand An Executive guide to Shared Services. Martin is convenor of the CIMA SEM Round Table and is a member of the advisory board of the SBPOA. He is a former Fulbright scholar and a holder of the ICAI award for excellence in accounting education.

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