This book is about drivers of successful controllership. Successful controllership services provide an imperatively required support to managers, especially in times of change

Today's controllers are no longer seen as technicians who process transactions; they are now seen as business executives with a wide-ranging knowledge of total business operations, best practices, and corporate strategy. Providing a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities of controllers in today's environment, this Eighth Edition of Controllership continues to provide controllers and vice presidents of finance with all aspects of management accounting from the controller's perspective, including internal control, profit planning, cost control, inventory, and financial disclosure.

The 2002 Cumulative Supplement (ISBN 0471-419311) includes five new chapters on: Trends in Human Resources The Criticality of Asset Management in the Telecommunications Industry IT Support Models For Finance Organizations Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Systems Tax Laws The supplement updates the core volume, Willson/Controllership: The Work of the Managerial Accountant, Sixth Edition (ISBN 0471-326186).