As part of uniformity and consistency principles in handling monthly financial closing, we need to clear doubts and put clear instructions on how to treat certain items in the General Ledger. By doing so, the closing of the accounts will be smoother and having lesser errors. 
I append below a simple guideline to assist the financial executives in the regulating […]

Conflicts of Interest - Annual Statement
NAME :
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ABC Ltd
Corporate Management Policy
Conflicts of Interest - Annual StatementInstructions: The following STATEMENT is to be completed and signed by you pursuant to the requirements of ‘Corporate Management Policy - Conflicts of Interest’. Please read carefully the entire statement including the text of the policy.
1. Sign, date and return […]

It is very important to respect the rights of the employees to privacy in their personal activities and affairs. However, management needs to make known that the employees’ transactions and relationships with outside parties must be conducted at all times on a highly ethical basis and at arm’s length.
In conducting those relationships and transactions, the […]

During the negotiation to sell off certain part of the business, the interested party who is an outsider would have access to some of your confidentiality data. Hence, it’s important to draw up a certain document which is called “ Confidentiality agreement” so as to protect the interest of your company in the event that […]

This is my first article on Statement of Policy (SOP), so you might wonder why I’m starting with this SOP when there are a lot of other important SOPs.
Well, I choose this for two main reasons:

during my stint in a public listed company in Singapore, I was pulled into the Audit committee and was asked […]