In the newly revised fifth edition of Accounting Information Systems: Controls and Processes, a dedicated team of accounting professionals delivers an authoritative and comprehensive treatment of accounting information systems and internal accounting controls. You'll explore business accounting processes and related controls, as well as the ethics and corporate governance issues related to them.
The authors, drawing on decades of combined experience studying and participating in the accounting industry, offer readers an appreciation for internal controls while maintaining an easy-to-follow style that doesn’t inundate students with technological and technical information. You'll find data flow diagrams and document flow charts, as well as process maps, that explain and highlight business processes used in real-world companies.
Dedication About the Authors Preface Overview Features Supplements Acknowledgments To the Students List of Real‐World Examples MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION Defines business processes, AIS, and all foundational concepts. This module provides the knowledge building blocks to support the remaining chapters. CHAPTER 1: Introduction to AIS CHAPTER 2: Foundational Concepts of the AIS MODULE 2: CONTROL ENVIRONMENT Describes the proper control environment to oversee and control processes. CHAPTER 3: Fraud, Ethics, and Internal Control CHAPTER 4: Internal Controls and Risks in IT Systems CHAPTER 5: IT Governance CHAPTER 6: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems CHAPTER 7: Auditing Information Technology‐Based Processes MODULE 3: BUSINESS PROCESSES The sets of business processes and the internal controls in organizations. With process maps, document flowcharts, and data flow diagrams, the core business processes are described and the necessary controls to manage risk re discussed. CHAPTER 8: Revenue and Cash Collection Processes and Controls CHAPTER 9: Expenditures Processes and Controls—Purchases CHAPTER 10: Expenditures Processes and Controls—Payroll and Fixed Assets CHAPTER 11: Conversion Processes and Controls CHAPTER 12: Administrative Processes and Controls MODULE 4: IT INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENABLE PROCESSES The hardware, software, and systems that support business processes. CHAPTER 13: Data and Databases CHAPTER 14: E‐Commerce, E‐Business, and Digital Transformation Problems Cases Solutions to Concept Check Notes Index
Leslie D. Turner is retired from his position as Dean and a professor of accounting at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He previously taught at Northern Kentucky University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He earned a DBA in accounting from the University of Kentucky, an MBA from Wheeling Jesuit University, and a BBA in accounting from Ohio University. Andrea B. Weickgenannt is an assistant professor in the Department of Accountancy at Xavier University. She earned a DBA in Accounting from Kennesaw State University and also holds an MBA from the University of Maryland and a BBA from the University of Cincinnati. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has over 13 years of experience with Ernst & Young LLP (Cincinnati and Baltimore). Mary Kay Copeland, PhD, MBA, CPA, is the director of a Microsoft Dynamics practice with Wipfli, LLP and a professor of accounting and enterprise systems at Palm Beach Atlantic University. She previously taught at St. John Fisher College, the University of Buffalo, and Bowling Green State University. She earned a BS/MBA in Accounting from the University of Buffalo and a PhD from Regent University. Dr. Copeland is a Certified Public Accountant and has over 30 years of professional experience including 5 years with KPMG and 20 years in consulting and CFO positions where she implemented ERP and Accounting Information Systems and assisted with business process improvements at many companies.