We often feel accounting is just about recording, analyzing and summarizing transactions. Well, management accounting adds one more dimension to this domain. A management accountant acts as a planner, controller and decision-making facilitator for management.
Management accounts are specifically for the use of managers within a particular company. Managers are involved in the decision making process. They run the business at tactical and operational level. Managers have to refer such financial accounts/ reports during the decision and strategy making process. The need of information and the use of management accounts make it distinguishable from financial accounting.
Cost accounting is an important part of management accounting that requires analysis of cost structures, cost application and statement preparation. A Management Accountant processes financial data and communicates it as information to managers.
A Management accountant is responsible for facilitating effective management and efficient operations. The financial information can be presented either formally or informally. However, there are no strict rules or guidelines governing the format of management reports.
Management accountants focus on specific areas of an organization or specific functions and do not address the entire organization. Generally information relevant to a particular department, section or activity is required. They utilize both financial and non-financial information. The non-financial aspects include information on closing stocks, inventory levels/ costs or the number of defective products produced within a stipulated time.
The information provided is often used as an important planning tool. Based on the given data, managers can apply various techniques such as programming, the high-low method and regression analysis that can be useful in projecting future performance. Management accounts are more dynamic and need to be produced on a regular basis.
There are reports such as cash flow forecasts and budgetary control that can be associated with management accounting. The management accountants present, communicate and analyses the information in different ways. It depends whether the information is for internal users or external users. It depends on the managers how they use these accounts and how often such reports are prepared.
Management accounts are specifically for the use of managers within a particular company. Managers are involved in the decision making process. They run the business at tactical and operational level. Managers have to refer such financial accounts/ reports during the decision and strategy making process. The need of information and the use of management accounts make it distinguishable from financial accounting.
Cost accounting is an important part of management accounting that requires analysis of cost structures, cost application and statement preparation. A Management Accountant processes financial data and communicates it as information to managers.
A Management accountant is responsible for facilitating effective management and efficient operations. The financial information can be presented either formally or informally. However, there are no strict rules or guidelines governing the format of management reports.
Management accountants focus on specific areas of an organization or specific functions and do not address the entire organization. Generally information relevant to a particular department, section or activity is required. They utilize both financial and non-financial information. The non-financial aspects include information on closing stocks, inventory levels/ costs or the number of defective products produced within a stipulated time.
The information provided is often used as an important planning tool. Based on the given data, managers can apply various techniques such as programming, the high-low method and regression analysis that can be useful in projecting future performance. Management accounts are more dynamic and need to be produced on a regular basis.
There are reports such as cash flow forecasts and budgetary control that can be associated with management accounting. The management accountants present, communicate and analyses the information in different ways. It depends whether the information is for internal users or external users. It depends on the managers how they use these accounts and how often such reports are prepared.
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