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.

Following a series of corporate scandals, legislators have companyexecutives in their sights, and are arming themselves withever-greater regulatory firepower. All agree that good governanceis essential - but must not be allowed to stifle businessperformance.Beyond Governance develops the concept of EnterpriseGovernance, an emerging framework which unites PerformanceConformance and Corporate Responsibility and shows how addressingall of these areas in a concerted, coordinated fashion will delivervalue to the organisation and its stakeholders. In particular, itfocuses on the skills, processes and systems that are required todeliver excellence in each of these areas, giving readers apractical insight into the issues and an understanding of bestpractice in each area.Many firms are rethinking their finance activities in the lightof e-commerce, shared service centres, business intelligencetechnology and cost pressures. Beyond Governance exploresthe challenge of building a modern, flexible finance functiondescribing the emerging role of the new CFO and how financeprofessionals should respond to this new business environment.

Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgements.1. Introduction: Enterprise Governance.PART I: Performance.2. Developing Strategy.3. Transactional Excellence.4. Corporate Performance Management.5. Driving Performance Through Better Cost Management.6. Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting.PART II: Conformance.7. Better Enterprise Governance Through Better Reporting.8. Corporate Governance.9. Supporting Enterprise Governance: the Emerging FinanceArchitecture.PART III: Corporate Responsibility.10. Corporate Responsibility.11. Risk Management.12. Conclusion: A Strategy for Finance Professionals.Index.