Management Accounting: Concepts, Methods, and Benefits

This presentation provides an overview of management accounting, including its concept, different reporting methods, and the benefits of using a management accounting system. It also includes a critical evaluation of accounting reporting systems. The presentation is relevant for students studying management accounting or anyone interested in understanding the importance of effective accounting systems.

Management Accounting
Part 1

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INTRODUCTION
1.1: Concept of management accounting and their essential requirement
1.2: Different method of management accounting reporting
1.3: Benefit of using management accounting system
1.4: Critical evaluation of accounting reporting system
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, it has been found that management is always
looking for an effective accounting system that can assist
in systematic recording of financial transactions. It is used
to determine all necessary impacts those are associated
with the company can be analyse by using effective
system.

Concept of management accounting and
their essential requirement
In every business, whether they are operating as small or
large operation need to have well organised system to
manage their accounting transactions. It has been seen
that finance is needed to establish, formulate and operate
their business in more effective manner.

Continued
There are various types of management accounting systems those
are helpful for an organisation to record and analyse their
business performances in more effective manner. Some of them
are discuss underneath:
Cost accounting system: It refers as one of the key component of
management accounting system which is held responsible for
recording; evaluating and determining best suitable alternative
aspects those are more beneficial for the company.

Inventory management system
According to this specific system manager can easily be able to
manage and control their daily stocks. It is happens to be
ongoing process for the purpose of moving products and
stocks that are kept by the company during the time. It is
essential for the owner of an organisation to control and
evaluate their stock level on continuous basis. This is mostly
uses to track stock level, sales level and EOQ position of the
company.

Job costing
It is an essential accounting system for making estimation
about total cost needed to develop a well organise product
or group of products during the time. Generally, this
costing system is use to determine all those costs that are
need to for the production of good which is relevant from
each other. By the help of this, company would be able
incur a specific job associated with UCK Group Plc.

Price optimisation system
According to this particular system, it has been found that
company would be able to analyse overall perception of
customers regarding various prices of their products. It is
said to be numerical analysis done by managers to
evaluate reaction of customers about pricing rule and
regulation those are being kept by the company

Different method of management
accounting reporting
In accordance to increase the productivity of an organisation, it is
essential for the manager to make use of effective accounting
reporting system that can assist in attaining more specific
results. Reports are said to be systematic detail information
about financial position of the company during the period of
time. Accounting is happens to be important language of
business. Particularly the relationship among finance and
accounting has categorised into different dimensions. Such as:

Continued.
• There are various types of accounting reporting systems used
by an organisation. Some of them are discuss underneath:
• Performance report: According to this particular reporting
system a managers uses to make analysis of financial position
of the company by making comparison of past data with the
present one.

Account receivable report
This particular accounting reporting system which is used to
determine total lists of unpaid invoices of customers and
credits amounts. This will assist or consider being
primary system which would provide total recovery of
their outstanding payment during the time from various
debtors.

Inventory management report
• According to this specific report, every data associated
with opening and closing stock that are being regulated
by the company during the time are taken into
consideration. It has been observed that there are various
types of inventory controlling techniques which are
helpful for the company to record and analyse position of
stock those are being kept by UCK Group Plc during an
accounting period of time. Some of them are related with
stock level, ABC costing and total rotation of stock
turnover

Operating budget report
These particular reports are more important for the company in
relation to analyse their current stock position of the company.
A operating budget is prepared for the purpose of controlling
all those costs and expenses those are going to be incur by the
company during the time. There are various types of
operational report are being used to such as raw material
budget, production and sales budget for the company.

Job cost report
This accounting reporting systems is said to be initial stage
through much of the data contained in other reports projects.
This specific report is mainly helpful to track every cost and
revenues that are collected by a job and enable standardize
reporting in respect in order to enhance productivity through
a particular job. It is seems to be complete lists of every job
that are operating during the period of time

Benefit of using management accounting
system
In accordance to enhance productivity of an
organisation, company need to use appropriate
accounting system. It has been determine that all
those types of accounting system are discuss in above
report are having their individual advantages. Few of
them are useful to maximise appropriate growth and
financial productivity for UCK Group of companies.

Continued..
Prices optimisation system is providing more crucial
benefits in accordance to determine appropriate prices for
their products that are set by the company. The overall
productivity can only be attaining through using
appropriate accounting systems of the company. The
efficiency and growth can only be achieve by using
valuable amount of outcome in near future.

Critical evaluation of accounting reporting
system
In accordance to determine overall growth and financial position
of the company, managers need to make use of reports in
effective manner. With the effective reporting systems
company can attain specific outcomes through selecting
appropriate accounting reporting system. All those reporting
methods those are mentioned underneath are helpful for the
company to increase their efficiency as well as growth at the
same point of time.

CONCLUSION
From the above project report, it has been concluded that
management accounting is an essential aspects for every investors
those are searching to make vital investment decision. For this
purpose, they need to make use of valuable information about all
accounting systems and reporting that are effectively helpful the
company. A project cannot be completed without making proper
analysis which is done by determine valuable advantages of using
accounting systems.

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