finance role Flashcards

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what is finance?

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financial management is the analysis, interpretation and evaluation of all financial records of a business

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what is a financial manager’s role

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It is a financial manager’s responsibility to source finance that will enable the business to achieve its strategic goals.

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what is the broad strategic role of finance

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To ensure a business can operate, grow, and achieve their goals through the management of financial resources.

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how can a financial strategic role be maintained (5)

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  • Set financial objectives
  • Prepare budget/financial statements
  • Maintain sufficient cash-flow
  • Distribute funds to other KBF’s
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5
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what are the 5 financial objectives?

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  • profitability
  • growth
  • efficiency
  • liquidity
  • solvency
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what is profitability and how is data collected?

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Ability of a business to maximise their revenues and minimising costs

Gross profit , Net profit (income)

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what is growth and how is data collected?

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Ability of a business to increase their size and value over the long term.

–> Ensures business is thinking sustainability in terms of future.

data : Market share and number of outlets

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what is efficiency and how is it collected?

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Ability of a business to maximise the use of their assets in the most cost-effective way.

–> Maximises outputs whilst minimising inputs

Data : Expenses (income)

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what is liquidity and how is it collected?

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Ability of a business to meet their short-term financial commitments (within twelve months)

-balance sheet

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what is solvency and how is it collected

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Ability of a business to meet their long-term financial commitments (exceeds twelve months)

-balance sheet

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what r short term goals? what do they priortise?

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Tactical ( 1-2 years) and operational (day-day) plans

often priortise efficiency and profit goals

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what r long term goals?

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Relate to the strategic plans of a business. They’re built off short term goals.

are broad goals- e.g. - to increase profit or market share

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what r the three main aspects of a financial strategic role

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  • Investment
  • Financing deals : deals with items on the right side of balance sheet, liabilities and owner’s equity
  • Asset management deals
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External factors are responsible 4 making the strategic role of financial management more…. 3 d’s

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dynamic, diverse and demanding

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what r external factors that impact financial management

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  • Increased Corporate regulation and governance responsibilities. Financial management must ensure all records are correct, truthful and in the public domain.
  • Tax laws : complex set of tax rates and regulations, which could save the company expenses
  • Technological changes
  • Ethical concerns
  • Globalisation
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16
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whats a common issue that arises between short-long term goals as well as interdependence of kbfs

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Conflicts can occur between short-term and long-term objectives e.g. Long-term maybe growth, which is costly, while a short-term goal may be to increase profits, and these contradict each other.

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how does finance and operation depend on one another

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The finance department provides the funds to manage the production process such as
* Purchasing inputs

finance relies on operations to balance their costs to provide necassary quality and make investments in order to increase efficiency

18
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what does finance mainly rely upon other kbfs 4

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efficiency n profitability

19
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how do marketting n finance rely upon one another

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more effective promotion/marketting strats are, higher profits. budgets and forecasts must be established

marketting generates the revenue through promotion and sellling of products 2 consumers. it also provides the info of market research and profit forecast/info

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how does HR and finance rely upon one another

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finance dep sets budgets as well as rewards scheme. the department sets aside funds 4 training of employees

HR manages employees, and provides ongoing rewards and incentives to enhance performance of employees