Management Accounting: Types of Systems, Reports, and Benefits

This presentation provides an overview of management accounting, including the different types of accounting systems and reports. It discusses the benefits of using management accounting for UCK Group of companies. The presentation also includes a critical evaluation of reporting systems and references for further reading.

Management Accounting
PART 1

Covered content
• Introduction
• Various management accounting systems
• Different types of accounting reports
• Benefits of using MA
• Critical evaluation of reporting system
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
Management accounting is encompassing techniques and
procedure that are intended to delivery financial and non-
financial data to an individual within an organisation. This
project report is more effectively discuss about various types
of accounting and reporting systems those are being helpful
in daily business operation.

Various types of accounting system
It is any form of accounting which enables a UCK furnitures
to conduct more efficiently their financial transaction is
termed as management accounting. Some of the crucial
objectives are mentioned underneath:

Cost Accounting system
It is said to be an effective accounting system which is design
by the firm to forecast their total cost of products in order to
evaluate total profit they are getting during the time. This
system is entirely helpful in estimating accurate cost of their
products which is produce by the UCK furnitures during the
time.

Price optimisation system
It happens to be one of the major aspect for every management. It
is use as numerical evaluation by the company to identify
customers reactions about various prices for their products and
services. It would also assists the cost that a company identifies
will be best suitable to meet out their aims and objective for the
purpose of increasing operational profitability.

Job costing system
It is an essential techniques of recording the total costs of a
production job instead of process. By the help of this,
costing system a project manager or financial officer can
keep continuous track of their total cost of producing each
units of product. This is related with an individual products
or groups of items produce during the time.

Inventory management system
It is an effective measure of looking after non-financial assets
and stock products. A perfect element of supply chain
administration, it helps to make flow of products from one
destination to another. An effective stock controlling system is
essential for ensuring a business has sufficient amount of
inventories on the hand to meet customer requirements.

Different types of accounting reports
In every manufacturing business, it is crucial to have a well
organise reporting system that would assists in recording of
various transactions in systematic manner. As reporting, is
simply helpful in using management information in to their
respective format so that closing results can be evaluated in
more effective manner.

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The reports are prepared quarterly, monthly as well as annual
basis. The more reliable information would help in generating
maximum benefits for the company and chances of growth can
be increase accordingly. There are various accounting system
reporting that is crucial for making vital decision-making. Some
of them are discuss underneath:

Operational budget report
It is vital for the department to work as per their set aims
and goals. This will assists in evaluating total expenses and
costs which will be included during the time of production
process. This would make wide impacts on total
productivity of the concern department. Budgets are mostly
considered as primary base for making proper analyse of
future estimations.

Performance report
It is an essential activity in product planning process. It
consists of collecting and disseminating crucial data,
communicating project growth and proper allocation of
resources. These reports are mostly helpful in determining
relationship among actual and standard performances of an
organisation.

Inventory management report
It is one of the most important reporting techniques which is
being used by an organisation to manage and control their
stock level. These reports are evaluated by the help of
various tools and techniques such as ABC costing, inventory
turnover ratio and EOQ.

Account receivable aging report
Such kind of report is helpful in determining total lists of
unpaid client invoice details and used credit memos as their
respective dates. The is known as one of the primary tools
use by the managers for the purpose of collecting personnel
to evaluate total detail of overdue for the payment.

Job costing report
It is an effective reporting method for recoding total costs of
production job, rather than process. By the help of this
reports, a project manager or account office uses to tack
total costs of a particular job.

Benefits of MA
Management accounting is more suitable aspects which will be
helpful in creating maximum benefits to the company. Some of
the are often happens with the capabilities for UCK Group of
company to increase their operations and growth. Few useful
benefits of helping these accounting system in accordance with
UCK group company is being discussed underneath:

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Various types of accounting
systems
Advantages
Cost accounting systems By the help of this accounting system, UCK Group of company can
manage their production process effectively. This will also lead to
increase future efficiency for the company.
It would assists in formulating proper improvement of the
department aspects through proper allocation of resources.
Price optimisation It has become more effective to increase crucial aspects because of
total sales of personal lines of business.
This is happen to be the most vital component of overall price
strategies which is helpful in profitability analysis
Job costing system The major aspect of this related with the accessibility. It would deliver
access to all expense those are incur on each job.`
Inventory management system This will be vital for regulate their opening and closing stock level of
the company. This would assists the company to control their losses.

Critical evaluation of reporting system
According to …... accounting system reporting is one of the
crucial aspects which is being used by the management for
taking overlook about the current position of the company.
This would be prepared by using various information from
profit and loss statements, balance sheet and cash-flows
statements.

Evaluation of accounting reports:
Operational budget report: The main motive of organisation is to be maximum profit by
selling their products and services. For this purpose, they need to make effective planning by
formulating budgets.
Performance report: Such kind of reports are generally helpful in formulating a well
organise plan for future sustainability of the company. The managers should always make
use of data for regular planning of cost maximisation.
Inventory report: By the help of this report an effective management of inventories can be
done by the company which will lead to the betterment of the company. This would be
helpful for analyse total time duration an stock rotating during an accounting year.
Account receivable report: According to this, proper analysis of activities can be done. It
would leads to formulate reports for attaining timely outcomes for UCK Group of company.
Job cost report: Such kind of reports are basically useful for UCK furnitures in order to
provide right direction to their business operations. This would attainable in order to
determine total cost and expenses those are being done for production each job.
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CONCLUSION
From the above project report, it has been concluded that
management always look for perfect accounting systems
that can provide better assistance to record their financial
transaction. For this purpose various types of accounting
system are taken into consideration which would provide
them better results.

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