Financial management Flashcards
Accounting
Identification recording and communication a financial information
Auditing
Independent reviews of accounting and financial records
Generally excepted accounting principles GAAP
Provide consistency and prep and communication of financial statements
Cash Accounting
Recognizes monetary transaction at time cash is received
Accrual accounting
Method that recognizes revenues when earned or expenses incurred regardless of cash received
Accrual is most common
Depreciation
Part of accrual accounting. Decrease in value of an asset overtime typically annually equipment company car building
Budgets
Plans for operating a business to control expenses and profit against sales
Expense
Cost required to purchase some thing (materials) cost to operate a business (electricity)
Revenue/sales
Total money generated by sales of goods or services
Net income or net profit
Financial gain after all expenses have been paid. bottom line of a financial statement
Operating budget
Guide for day-to-day operations includes revenue and expense budget
To develop an operating budget first develop sales or revenue portion of the budget
A. Consider changed in pricing food prices board rates at universities
B. Consider competition economy industry trends
C. Consider profit objective and projected profit
Second part of planning operating budget
Budget expenditures estimates for food labor equipment repair and special projects.
Budget for labor account increases in salaries and wages, payroll taxes.
When should capital budget be completed?
At the same time as operational budgets
What is included in the capital budget?
Building improvements, new equipment,replacement of equipment, service maintenance, contracts expansions, repairs facilities
Payback Period
Time it takes an organization recover money invested
Cash budget
Estimate of the amount of money that will flow in and out of a business helps to determine if funds will be available to meet financial obligations
Incremental budget Or traditional budget
Begins with existing budget give slight increase is no change or slight decrease as the various line items departments or programs
Performance budget model
Less revenue and expenses by line item for each program or service and as a performance measure typically in government not-for-profit organization