The Role and Scope of Management Accounting

?
Management Accounting
providing information to help with planning, decision making or control.
1 of 10
The Functions of the Management Accountant
Providing costing information - concerned with how costs are tracked

Providing information for planning and control - ensures that the organisation is run effectively

Providing information to enable management to make better decisions
2 of 10
Impact of non-financial factors
Use KPIs to measure how effectively an organisation is performing:
- product quality/innovation
- employee morale
- customer satisfaction
- age of NCA
- specialist information
3 of 10
Value for money
Focuses on ensuring resources are used efficiently and effectively.
Three E's - Economy, Efficiency, Effectiveness

The aim is to maximise the value of public funds
4 of 10
Levels of Managerial Decision Making
Strategic - Long-term planning, 5-10 years, unstructured and infrequent.

Tactical - medium-term planning, 1-3 years

Operational - day-to-day operations, highly structured and frequent.
5 of 10
Data / Information
Data - a collection of random facts recorded by observation or research

Information - data that has been processed so that it is meaningful
6 of 10
Time Dimension Characteristics
Timeliness -

Current -

Frequency -

Time Period -
7 of 10
Content Dimension Characteristics
Accuracy -

Relevance -

Completeness -

Conciseness -
8 of 10
Form Dimension Characteristics
Clarity -

Detail -

Order -

Presentation and Media -
9 of 10
Additional Characteristics
Reliability -

Appropriate -

Received to the correct person -

Sent by the correct channels -
10 of 10

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

The Functions of the Management Accountant

Back

Providing costing information - concerned with how costs are tracked

Providing information for planning and control - ensures that the organisation is run effectively

Providing information to enable management to make better decisions

Card 3

Front

Impact of non-financial factors

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Value for money

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Levels of Managerial Decision Making

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Accounting resources:

See all Accounting resources »See all Management Accounting resources »