The consolidation manual is one of the tools needed to optimise the consolidation process.
What should it contain?
We have set out nine key points:
- The role(s) of each stakeholder in the consolidation process
What is the involvement and responsibility of subsidiaries? Who is responsible for providing information within these entities? Who should validate it? What is the scope of activity of the parent company’s consolidation department? With whom and at what level is the audit managed? The answers to these many questions must be identified clearly in the consolidation manual.