This session will focus on important concepts bookkeepers should be prepared to manage/understand in relation to all the components of inventory and fixed assets.
Fixed assets (tangible assets) can be one of the largest asset groups within an organization and properly accounting for the assets, their maintenance, and disposal are critical for any business. Accounting rules for fixed assets address capitalization, asset retirement obligations, depreciation, impairment, and disposal. Fixed assets are not held for resale but for the production, supply, rental or administrative purposes. Assets that are held for resale must be accounted for as inventory rather than fixed assets. Other important components involve record keeping, controls, policies and procedures, measurements, asset tracking, and auditing procedures.
Inventory is anything the company stores. In a retail context, inventory refers to your raw material as well as the stock of finished goods or products that you sell. It is measured in units of stock as well as the value of the stock you hold. In the manufacturing industry, inventory is divided into three major types:
-Raw material: All material that will be used to produce a product -Work-in-progress/process: Parts manufactured but not yet assembled. -Finished product: Assembled product that that is ready for a sale. A typical retailer only holds this type of inventory.
Inventory Management is the science of purchasing, supervising, controlling and dispensing stock for sale stored in a facility. It covers all aspects of stock management across the supply chain from the manufacturer to the point of sale manned by the retailer. The process of inventory management begins with the initiation of a PO and ends when an order is fulfilled/ delivered.
This session will focus on important concepts bookkeepers should be prepared to manage/understand in relation to all the components of inventory and fixed assets. We will review concepts of fixed assets such as: depreciation, capitalization, disposal, inventory including the methods of managing and counting inventory as well as recordkeeping.
Field of Study: Accounting
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 24 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. In 2011, as the Chief Audit Executive for an international construction/ engineering firm, she was involved in the active investigation of a joint venture fraud. The investigation included work with the FBI and ultimately led to indictment of the perpetrators and recovery of $13M. Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own training and consulting business and is a regular trainer for the AICPA. Ms. Fountain is the author of three separate technical books. “Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations” was published by the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation. -“Leading The Internal Audit Function” and -“Ethics and The Internal Auditor Political Dilemma” were published by Taylor & Francis In addition Ms. Fountain was a contributing author to the certification program exam for the National Association of Accountants. She also has certificate programs on various on-line platforms. Ms. Fountain has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and developed the first internal audit curriculum for the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CGMA, CRMA credentials and CPA certificate (non-active).
