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| Articles about Accountable |
| Libya Should Remain Accountable to the Victims of Terrorism | | 2008-07-30 16:57:35 | | A rumor is circulating through the blogging community that Congress is poised to take up legislation that would effectively eliminate victims of terrorism lawsuits against Libya. The legislation would relieve Libya from any direct responsibility to the victims for its state support of terrorism. Instead, the Secretary of State would designate an entity to serve in the capacity of a “claims commission,” to evaluate such claims and then negotiate a blanket deal with Libya for their settlement....(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Schwarzenegger wants to hold the Mayo………accountable | | 2008-06-10 00:57:13 | | According to the Dagger, the governator isn’t too happy with the O.J Mayo scandal. O.J. Mayo is soon to be a pro (and soon to make the official leap into Ball Don’t Lie territory), but even as he leaves behind his alleged college indiscretions for money that he’s actually allowed to take, the case lingers. [...] | | By: Pac 10 Basketball Blog | | |
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| Hold Your Finance Area Accountable | | 2007-09-19 20:49:33 | |
In many business owners, finance is not an area of strength but instead it’s bit of a blind spot. They see the finance people as a different breed and don’t really understand what’s going on in the area and that’s okay.
Just because someone may not know some of the more technical parts of finance or accounting doesn’t mean they have to totally back off. They can still keep your finance area accountable. Here’s some ways to consider holding their feet to the fire:
1. Reporting. Understand what time table they’re committing to to get your numbers done each month. Find out some of the key steps in particular, perhaps, the flow of the month end journal entries. This will tell you what pieces of information are the most difficult to get in.
2. Payables. Get a sense on what the velocity is for when payables are getting paid. How soon are bills getting in? What will they do when a bill appears to be missing? How would they know if the bill happened to be missing at all? This is a good area to know something about because it does affect your vendor relationship.
3. Accounts receivable. Now, we have the flipside where instead they’re dealing with your customers. How are they treating the collection process? When do they send out a letter? When do they follow-up with a phone call? When, if ever, do they have to lay down the hammer and send it out for collection? What customers are being the most difficult?
So those are a few areas. Have your finance department be accountable for how soon the numbers are produced each month, timing of vendor payments and collections. Understand what parameters they’re following and what key trigger points are taking places. Have specific guidelines whether days to close the books, days of open accounts receivable or average days payable. It’s too important an area so keep them accountable. | | By: Ask Jon Paul | | |
| | Who is Accountable & Who is Responsible? - Say What! | | 2007-05-21 16:21:00 | | The following Post will be based on the two definitions Listed below:ACCOUNTABLE suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation (elected officials are accountable to the voters).RESPONSIBLE implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust (the bureau responsible for revenue collection).These words are often used interchangeably and it is not surprising since they are synonyms.Let me use the following example to understand them more.In the great state of Michissippi the governor is RESPONSIBLE to the citizens for following through on campaign promises and is trustworthy since that is why she got elected.When the person responsible is not fulfilling those trusts then she is ACCOUNTABLE to the citizens of Michissippi.The campaign rhetoric (Fall 2006) claimed the state is on the right track and more diversified businesses (other than auto) would be settling and creating jobs in Michissippi. Google is one of those companies and is creating 1000 jobs in Ann A | | By: qualityg says ... | | |
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