Management Accounting for Business Success

This assignment delves into the significance of management accounting in navigating financial challenges and propelling businesses toward sustainable growth. It examines various tools and techniques, such as benchmarking, activity-based costing, and financial governance, employed by organizations to enhance their performance and profitability. The analysis includes a comparison between Bizdaq and 4Com Plc, highlighting how these companies utilize management accounting principles to overcome specific financial hurdles.

MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING

INTRODUCTION
Accounting is identifies as a systematic process of measuring, classifying, recording,
interpreting, communicating and summarising financial information or data. It shows the loss
incurred or profit earned during accounting time period, nature and value of assets, owners &
liabilities, capital or equity (Al and McLellan, 2011). So, management accounting is an activity
of accumulation, measurement, identification, communication, interpretation, preparation and
evaluation of data that help managers in making particular judgement within the structure of
fulfilling business organisational objectives.
This report is based on Bizdaq which was found in the year 2015. It is a small and
medium sized organisation that has an annual turnover of £100,000. This project discussed about
the requirement of management accounting systems and its benefits to business. In calculation of
management accounting reporting, company uses different methods which are shown in this
study. Calculation of absorption and marginal costing are determined in this report. Planning
tools are described here as well that are very important and beneficial for company to solve
financials issue systematically. Management accounting tool helps the business manager in order
to sort out all financial issues effectively.
TASK 1
P1. Explanation of management accounting and essential requirements of its various kinds
Management accounting: It is known as the application of proper concepts and
techniques in projected economic information and processing historical data of an organisation
(Management accounting, 2017). It helps the administration in establishing effective plans for
acceptable objectives or goals in rational decision making with a scene towards these targets
(Albu and Albu, 2012.). It is very important and essential for company for identifying,
presenting, recording and analysing the financial data so that internal administration will use it
for the judgement making, planning, designing and monitoring of organisation.
Through management accounting, firm is capable to operate their business operations and
functions in an efficient and effective manner which assists them in enhancing the financial
stability. Manager is the main part of company’s success and growth because they play a vital
role in analysing proper accounting data which help in understanding the financial position of
firm accurately. This will also support in decreasing the risk and maximising opportunities of
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generating more profit. Therefore, accounting plays a critical duty in the development of
business for longer duration. In order to plan an effective decision about minimising the
overhead expenses and additional cost, Bizdaq needs to measure its financial execution
effectively. In this, manager is required to formulate accurate report which assist them in guiding
to gain desired objectives and targets (Arjaliès and Mundy, 2013). Administrator of the business
organisation is is emphasis on enhancing present technology and innovate the latest technology
in order to acquire good results.
Objectives of management accounting: One of the main motives of accounting is to give
accurate and right information about financial position of company. It assists the manager in
order to take better judgement for development and growth of company. There are also some
objectives of accounting that are given as below:
 Assistance in designing and articulation of future plan and policies
 To help in the understanding of financial data and information
 To help in monitoring the business performance and motivating workers
 Communicating accurate information in Up-to-data
There are different kinds of accounting systems which are needed by the manager in
controlling business functions and operations in an effective manner. These are described as
below:
Cost accounting system: This kind of system is mainly used by the manufacturers and
retailers to record manufacturing process following a perpetual inventory technique (Arroyo,
2012). Main objective of company is applying this aspect for controlling cost, ascertaining,
profitability and other different features which take place in operational and production
activities. For instance: product manager of Bizdaq uses different types of costs such as standard,
normal and actual price to analyse the expenses in production activity.
Inventory management: This system is identified as an ongoing activity of transferring
products and services in and out of a business location. Main objective of business organisation
is selecting this technique for reducing the additional cost of inventory. It is essential that
Bizdaq’s leader maintains the entire process of inventory manufacturing process (Baldvinsdottir,
Mitchell and Nørreklit, 2010). Therefore, the administrator of company needs to handle business
inventory on regular basis.
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Price optimisation: It is one of the important and significant systems of management
accounting which helps company to identify responses of customers to various prices for its
commodity. So, in this, business entity fixes a reasonable price of products which is beneficial
for them for increasing operating profit in limited time period (Bebbington, Unerman and
O'Dwyer, 2014). It is also essential and valuable for administrator to calculate the demand of
product as well as developing promotional strategies in an accurate manner. It is used by Bizdaq
in generating maximum revenue and profit.
Job costing system: It is also followed by company in their manufacturing process where
they produced various products. It is essential for the employer to create a cost of job record for
all products and assign direct labour and material to particular job which assists in enhancing
ratio of each item.
M1. Benefits of management accounting
Management accounting is very important and beneficial for company to reduce expenses
and enhance their cash flow. It is also valuable for the manager to take an effective decision
related to business success and development (Bennett, Schaltegger and Zvezdov, 2011). Each
and every organisation uses this approach in increasing their financial returns and achieving long
term goals or objectives in limited period of time. Above all methods are necessary for the
enterprise to analyse employee’s performance and attain better outcomes. It helps the manager to
motivate and promote their workers as per their work and capability.
D1 Critical measurement of management accounting reporting and system are integrated
According to the Hülle, (2011) management account systems and reporting are integrated
with each other. Both concept are apply by the company with aim of decreasing expenses and
improving cash flow in a daily basis. These are helpful for the manger to encourage their
employees towards business operation and function as well as motivate them in achieving long
term goals and targets.
On the other hand Kaspar, (2010)management accounting is a process of making
effective decision and management system is an activity in order to managing all policies and
plans of company in systematic manner.
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P2 Different methods or approaches used for management accounting reporting
Accounting reporting is an essential part for the manager to prepare annual report of the
company in an accurate manner. These method effecting the internal and external resource of
information. This approach includes all statement such as balance sheet, cash flow,
comprehensive income statement stockholders' equity etc. So all parts are necessary for the
business success and development in competitive marketplace (Bodie, Kane and Marcus, 2014).
In this main sources of information and data is followed by financial department by using
bookkeeping system. It is important and useful for the Bizdaq because it help them in forecasting
the future needs and making the effective decision related to business development and growth.
So manager necessitate these kind of method during monthly, quarterly, monthly, yearly and
half-yearly.
Significance of reporting system: There are various important of these method for the company
to prepare accurate budget. Some are describe as below:
Effective technique in recording method: With the assist of the this system,
administrators can understand entire needs and requirement of employees. So they are known all
necessitate and determine weather they are offering their services and products in accurate way
in attaining objectives of business (Burritt, Schaltegger and Zvezdov, 2011).
Opportunities of maximising profitability: Main aim of Bizadq is to increase their
productiveness by assigning resource in an accurate and systematic way. This will build easy for
administrator to increase productivity and profitability of business.
Different types of management reporting system: There are various kind of reporting which is
applied by the company in its business operation and function accurately. All these types are
describe as below:
Inventory management system: In this approach, manager of the organisation provide
important information and data about inventories for company. It is one of the essential system
and tool that can give quick outputs about stock position in the organisation or storehouse. This
methods includes different effective tools such as inventory turnover ratio, EOQ etc. those are
essential for calculating the performance of business and employees (Cadez and Guilding, 2012).
Account receivable report: Main aim and objectives of this technique is to evaluate
entire information and data regarding unpaid bills and costume those are assigned with a specific
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period. It is identify as an effective approach which is supportive in evaluating accurate period
and amount of fund.
Performance reporting: According to this approach, accounting data are analysis as per
the collection of information from real and previous year performance of Bizadq. Financial
statement of the business organisation are evaluate by following accurate technique so that
effectiveness and productivity of the firm can be improved automatically.
Job costing reporting: These approach includes entire cost of organisation in acquitting
for the manufacture of all product and services during financial year (Callahan, Stetz and Brooks,
2011). This tool record whole information and data regarding total costs, material, labour etc.
that followed at the period of time.
Operating budget report: This kind of approach is lay on all income or profit created by
the business entity as well as accurate amount of its expenses and expenditure are been followed.
All statement are evaluate under this method so that business can achieve positive results in an
effective manner.
TASK 2
P3 Calculation by using absorption and marginal costing
In each and every organisation, money is very important part of the business development
and success. Fund are used by manager in its all activities such as manufacturing process,
resource allocation, etc. so, it is necessary for the organisation to do their all operation and
function in an accurate manner (DRURY, 2013). Costing is identify as systematic procedure of
classifying, summarising, examine and recording accurate activity for monitor entire costs. It is
determine into different parts such as fixed, variable, semi variable, direct and indirect cost. All
these are essential and necessary part in order to calculating net profit and income of business
organisation in accurate way. It has been observe that cost accounting scope is thin as compare to
other system. In this, main role and duty of administrator to set desired objectives as well as
make approximation regarding total expenses and cost. There are different tools and techniques
of measuring business cost but Bizadq mainly follows marginal and absorption costing. All those
are describe as below:
Marginal costing: It may be identified as the tool of showing the cost data or information
where in fixed and variable costs are present particularly fir managerial judgement-making. It
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should be know clearly that marginal costing approach is not a aspect of costing i.e. job and
process costing. It is very simple and beneficial method for the company to evaluate cost data for
the direction of administration which try to analysis affect on business profit due to variation in
the output volume.
Absorption costing: It is identified as an effective approach of measuring the cost of
goods or organisation by proceeding into account of indirect overheads and direct costs (Fourie,
and et. al., 2015). It is determine as a income statement approach which is essential for the
company to produced large number of products in operational process. It can be identified that
COGS (Cost of good sold) in stock is added to fixed and variable cost, direct labour and
material. In this approach, fixed cost are bot classified into the certain products which
manufactured already.
Difference between marginal and absorption costing
BASIS OF COMPARISON MARGINAL COSTING ABSORPTION COSTING
Meaning A decision-making tool and
aspect for finding the entire
production cost is called
marginal costing.
It is identify as an approach of
evaluating production cost by
possessing into account of
direct cost and indirect
expanses.
Cost Recognition In this variable cost is
observed as the product value.
In this fixed cost is understood
as a period cost.
In this both, variable and fixed
cost are observed as a product
cost.
Categorization of overheads In this approach both variable
and fixed cost are classified
(Herzig and et. al., 2012).
In order to evaluate net profit,
business entity divided their
cost into various aspects such
as selling & distribution,
production and administration.
Profitability Difference between closing
and opening inventory does
not effects the per unit cost of
In this, difference between
closing and opening stock
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output. influence the per unit of cost.
Highlights In this method, calculation is
highlights as per the
contribution unit.
In this approach, measurement
of the business profit is
highlighted as per the net
profit unit.
Cost data In this cost is gathered by
outlining the entire
contribution of all products.
Cost is assembled through
clients way to present the cost
data.
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As per the above measurement of income statement through absorption and marginal costing, it
is identified that, net profit from both tool provides various outcomes. With the help of marginal
costing, business organisation observed price per unit. In this fixed cost not observed because it
increase and decrease per unit cost production. While, absorption costing approach is not
emphasis on product per unit cost. It only includes how much amount of funds and raw material
which are considered in production process.
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Absorption costing approach is accurate in analysing cost which is paid by the
organisation in making finished products. It can be observe clearly in above measurement that
total profits through absorption costing is £9600 and marginal costing £9300.
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M2 Range of management accounting
tools
Management accounting is very essential and important for the business organisation in order to
evaluate net earning (Hülle, Kaspar and Möller, 2011). In this Bizadq use absorption and
marginal costing because they provide relevant and accurate information regarding financial
statements. So it is essential for the organisation to achieve long term and desired objectives in
limited time period. It also help manager to enhance employees performance on the basis of its
work and experience. Both method are highlighted as the contribution and net profit per unit.
D2 Financial reports that properly apply and interpret data
Financial report is essential and beneficial for the organisation to prepare annual report
(Kotas, 2014). Bizdaq is applying both technique such as absorption and marginal for evaluating
the net earning and profit of them if they adopt marginal costing approach, earning of 7500 while
applying absorption costing they earn 7800. Variance between is 300 which is not high for the
organisation to attain desired goals and objectives in limited time. In order to make effective
judgement, approach of marginal costing is reliable and accurate for the business.
TASK 3
P4 Advantages and disadvantage of planning tools which is used for budgetary control
Budget is determine as a vital element by which Bizdaq measure their future plan of
investment. It will assist them to identifying the total expenses and cost assumption. It is identify
as a planned way of assemblage for a specific time (Macintosh and Quattrone, 2010). So it is
famed as an effective and complete framework of business strategies and operations that are vital
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for achieve future objectives. Mainly, it is framed for that period in which business entity can
advance their product costs.
Budgetary-control: It is very essential and effective tools by which administrator can identify
whole utility of annual budget in order to control operational and entire cost during a accounting
time (Budgetary control, 2017). As per the other, it is an essential activity for employer to set
performance and financial objectives and targets with budget.
Process of budgetary-control: There are some process which are determine as below:
Consult with business department: It is important for the company to make an effective
and accurate evaluation regarding budget which is require in Bizdaq. In this phase business
gather all information and data from the clients (Merchant, 2012).
Analysis effective assumption: It is known as a next process which is essential for the
company to gather entire data from their division in formulated. These kind of aspects are collect
from human resource, finance, accounts and other department.
Set data or information for budget to obtain objectives: In this activity, accurate
information and data are frame by gathering all contain.
Calculation of actual data: Position of Bizdaq is measured through encompassing the
results with real budget. So in this accurate solution can be obtain to make fair future.
Review stage: It is last process, which is overview the entire budgets that are evaluate
with customers comments. In this entire rectification are required then it sort out before
communicating it to top level.
Planning tool: In each and every organisation, planning is very essential for the business
development and growth. This tool help the company to increase their sales and revenue as well
as improve employees performance in effective and efficient manner. There are certain
techniques which are includes in this method are as below:
Forecasting tools: This kind of technique is completed lay on supposition. It is internal
method of management control that consists effective decision-making, knowledge and
capability (Simons, 2013). It is essential depend on past information for accomplishing future
goals and objectives. This type of technique is used as per the capability of business that can
identify positive result for the organisation in future period.
Advantages Disadvantage
It is very essential for the company to analysis In difficult situation, this method is not
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their desired objectives and goals. Buy this,
business administrator can evaluate calculation
of net revenue and cost that are obtained by
organisation during the period.
observed as more effective and beneficial
because it wholly relies on assumption.
Scheduling planning technique: It is also important and beneficial tool for the
organisation to plan an effective strategies and policies (Ward, 2012). So with the use of this
technique, an enterprise can attain desired goals and objectives in limited time period.
Advantages Disadvantage
These technique assist administrator through
planning, functional and operational
management to analysis alternative opinion as
per the solutions requirement.
This tool take maximum period as well as have
certain opportunities of obtaining accurate
result.
Contingency planning tool: It is another essential method which help manager to face
complex and difficult situation in order to accomplish long term goals and objective in given
time period.
Advantages Disadvantage
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Main benefits of this technique is to save cost
of business products effectively.
In difficult situation, this approach is very
complicated and impacts on employees
performance.
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M3 Use of various planning tools
Planning tool is beneficial and useful tool for the organisation to plan an effective
policies and activities to the employees. So in which they work happily and improve business
profitability and productivity in a systematic manner (Zimmerman and Yahya-Zadeh, 2011).
Forecasting tool support the manager to calculate performance of employees and net earning of
company accurately. Another is secluding planning tool which also support in determine the time
and cost of the products. Last is contingency which assist in reducing the future risk in a
systematic manner.
D3 Planing tool important for the business to solve financial issue
Each and every organisation follow the planning tool in order to minimising the financial
issues. These aspect support the manager to face different problem and outcome them. It has
been observe that growth and performance of an enterprise in acquiring impact due to different
problems financial and non-financial issue. It can maximise the profitability and opportunities to
increase business sales and revenues.
TASK 4
P5 Comparison between organisation are selecting management accounting systems
Bizdaq is a small organisation that has minimum revenue and less employees. In the
organisation, different employees are face various financial issues which is not good for the
company growth and success. In order to achieve long term goals and targets business needed to
reduce all those issues that are present at the workplace (Arjaliès and Mundy, 2013). It can be
formulated with different plans that are complete in the company such as financial, operational
and investing. There are some financial problems which are describe as below:
Profitability: Different kind of financial problem highly effects on business profitability.
These issue hamper and obstruct the company position and performance in an effective way.
Cost efficiency: Financial issue can effects on product cost in an efficient manner. In
each and every business, money is very important part in order to doing entire activities
essentially. This problem effects entire performance and execution of company.
Performance management: It is also important for the business organisation but
financial issue impact on performance management directly. It is formulated with Bizdaq actual
situation in during the period.
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In order to decrease above financial issue, manger can use different techniques which are
describe as below:
key performance Indicators: It is known as an essential and beneficial technique in order
to reduce entire financial problems systematically (Arjaliès and Mundy, 2013). These aspects
sets the desired goals and objectives which is calculate by the organisation. It is needed by the
Bizdaq with aim of decreasing whole problem in an effective way.
Benchmarking: All organisation has their own standard to product quality and pricing
strategy. If an entity followed these kind of tool on daily basis which reduce whole problem
relating to cash-flows and COGS(Cost of capital).
Financial governance: It is important and effective technique, business follows various
legislation related to moral standard. In this accounting approach that would improve business
goodwill in marketplace as well as clients mind. It will support then in seeing all issue as well as
decreasing them.
Activity based costing: It is valuable and useful approach in determining the value and
sales of organisation. This method support the manager to analysis performance of employees
and profitability of company in an effective manner (Albu and Albu, 2012). With the utilisation
of this approach, company can easily solve all financial issues systematically.
Comparison between Bizdaq and 4Com Plc
Bizdaq 4Com Plc
It is a small organisation which has minimum
annual revenue. They face different financial
problem, in order to solve all issue business
use benchmarking and financial governance.
It is also small business entity which also face
different financial issue in their business
operations. So in order to decrees all problems
company use activity based costing.
With the utilisation of all tools and technique's
company can attain desired goals and
objectives by using key performance
indicators.
It is a telecommunication organisation which
needed to introduce their advanced technology
in marketplace, they use financial governance.
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M4 Financial issue, management accounting can lead business to sustainable success
Financial issue is a big problem which is reduce the business performance and
profitability. It is also hinder on the accounting system, so it is not good for the enterprise sales
and revenue (Al and McLellan, 2011). In order to decrees all problems, business adopt different
kind of tools such as key performance indicators, activity based costing, benchmarking and
financial governance. All these are beneficial for achieving desired goals and targets of the
company.
CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned project, it can be determined that management accounting is
a part of company growth and development. With the help of this technique, business easily
identify their income statement, cash-flows, balance sheet etc. Types of management accounting
and reporting help the manager to maintain their product price and inventor. Various kind of
planning tool also help organisation to improve their profitability and performance in a quick
manner. In the company, there are different financial issue which is face by the manager, so in
order to overcome all problem firm use various method such as key performance indicators,
financial governance etc.
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