Suggested Topics for Strategic Finance Authors

Treasury

Cash Management & Banking Relations

Corporate Development and Strategic Planning

Financing

Investor Relations

International Finance/IASC

Insurance (especially operational liability)

Financial Risk Analysis and Management (risks and opportunities)

Employee Benefits

Retirement Plans and Pension Administration

Leasing

Investment Management and the Equity Market (IPO)

Management Information Systems

Other Technology Issues

Valuation of Private and Public Corporate Enterprises

SEC and FASB Regulatory Issues and Other Governmental Regulations

Financial Reporting

Mergers & Acquisitions & Restructuring

Controllership

Budgeting & Planning

Capital Budgeting

Cost Accounting

ABM/Target Costing/Theory of Constraints

Corporate Taxes

Enterprise Resource Planning

Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Ethics

Intellectual Capital

R&D and New Product Development

Life-Cycle Product Analysis

Joint Ventures

Management of Human Resources/Employee Training and Education/Behavior

Communications and Presentation Skills

Internal Auditing

Internal Controls

Awareness of External Auditing

Liquidation and Bankruptcy

Economical/Competitive Environment

Current Asset Utilization (A/R, Inventory Management)

Business Law

Bargaining Unit Negotiation

Outsourcing

Purchasing

Industrial Engineering (Factory Floor Optimization)