FIGURE 12-1 Relationships of organizational units to revenue cycle functions.
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treasurer has responsibilities in the finance area such as 'budgeting and cash planning, credit and collections, and cash receipts. The controller has responsibilities in the accounting area such as billing, inventory control, accounts receivable, and general ledger. In addition, both the treasurer and controller have other responsibilities that are not related to the revenue cycle.
The responsibilities of each may be summarized as follows: Budgeting and cash planning aids in developing short-range and long-range budgets and cash forecasts. Credit and collections develops credit and collection policies and administers the policies with respect to individual customers. Cash receipts, an arm of the cashier, deposits cash received and maintains the related records. Billing prepares the sales invoices. Inventory control maintains the records pertaining to inventory balances. Accounts receivable maintains the accounts of individual customers. General ledger maintains the ledger of all balance sheet and income statement accounts, from which financial reports are prepared.