The Value Add Accountant: an indispensable partner supporting strategic improvement efforts - Softcover

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Jean E. Cunningham, former chief financial officer and vice president of company services for Lantech, Inc., was the leader in the company's transformation to lean beyond manufacturing. Today, she runs a lean consulting firm specializing in integrating a client's business functions i.e. accounting, HR, IT, etc.) with lean operations. This is known as Lean Business Management or The Lean Office. Jean has a BS in Accounting from Indiana University and an MBA from Northeastern University's Executive Program.

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"If you or your company is struggling to see the benefits of your Lean efforts in your financial information, you need to read this book. If you are an accountant and your company doesnt see you as relevant to its lean efforts, you need to read this book. Once again, Jean, using language that both accountants and non-accountants can understand, describes how a companys accountants can add value to your Lean Strategy."

Orest Fiume, co-Author of Real Numbers and The Lean Strategy and retired CFO of The Wiremold Company

As I read through Jeans book, I constantly thought, This is brilliant! But also, could not help thinking, Who the heck is not doing this! This contradiction is the essence of the brilliance of Jeans latest writing. It is a solid, pragmatic, and road-tested pathway to success for you as an accountant and your entire organization. And as Jean states at the end of the book, We need to take action.

Jim Huntzinger, author and founder of Lean Frontiers and The Lean Accounting Summit

Every business has an accounting function in need of improvement. I think this book is terrific. It is easy to read, has very straight forward language that can be understood by humans [unlike standard cost accounting statements] with a lot of good examples, and is a great roadmap for any financial organization that wants to eliminate waste and improve.

Art Byrne, author of The Lean Turnaround and The Lean Turnaround Action Guide and former CEO of The Wiremold Company

"In this excellent and much-needed guide, Jean Cunningham shows how accountants can become full partners in continuous improvement efforts and why it is so critical for them to do so. This is a must-read for financial professionals in organizations applying Lean, and for any advocate who faces the question, Show me the numbers!

Jacob Stoller, journalist and author of The Lean CEO