Exam 1 Flashcards
Financial acct uses
Investing and crediting decisions
Financial acct - users
External - investors and creditors, gov, suppliers, employee unions
Fin acct reporting scope
Entire entity
Fin acct time span
Quarterly annually
Financial acct units
Money
Fin acct types of reports
Four basic fin st and notes
Fin acct rules
GAAP
Fin acct primary orientation
Past
Managerial acct users
Internal - management
Pyramid of management
Strategic
Tactical
Operational
Operations
Man acct uses
Management decisions
Man acct reporting scope
Products, departments, territories, parts, etc
Man acct time span
Hourly to yearly
Man acct units
Money, units, percentages
Man acct types of reports
Tables, narratives, charts
Man acct rules
MAP - management accounting principles
Cost benefit and relevancy
Man acct primary orientation
Future
Two types of Decisions
Planning - before
Controlling - while, evaluate, after
Feedback
Output from previous decisions become input for future decisions
Decision making process
- Identify problem and uncertainties
- Obtain info
- Predict alternatives
- Decide
- Implement and evaluate
Positions under CFO
CAO - controller
Tax compliance and planning
Treasury - custody of assets
Risk mgmt - insurance
Investor relations
Strategic (financial) planning - budgeting
Internal audits (financial and operational)