Management Accounting: Types, Methods, and Tools for Budgetary Control

Management Accounting

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Management accounting and its types..................................................................................1
P2. Different methods used for management accounting reporting............................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
P3 Income statement under absorption and marginal costing.....................................................2
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................2
P4. Advantages and disadvantages of different types of planning tools used for budgetary
control.........................................................................................................................................2
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................2
P5. Comparison of organisation in order to sort out financial issues by help of management
accounting system.......................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
Management accounting is a way of recording company's monetary and non monetary
transactions in an effective manner with an objective of management of internal aspects
(Fullerton, Kennedy and Widener, 2013). Under this accounting internal reports are produced for
managers so that they can take suitable actions in the direction of achieving company's goals and
objectives. Basically, the main objective of this project report is to describing and understanding
term management accounting in a detailed way. For better understanding of different task of
project report a business is selected which is Q clothing company. This company is located in
London, United Kingdom and operates in manufacturing of cloths. The project report covers
about vital range of accounting systems, MA reports, income statements as well as role of MAS
in order to assess financial issues.
TASK 1
P1. Management accounting and its types.
The management accounting is broad term which starts with process of collecting
monetary and non monetary outcomes of companies and ends with preparation of internal
reports. This accounting consists a vital range of functions which are mentioned below such as :
 Provide data – This is a main function of MA which consists information about
quantitative and qualitative transaction about company.
 Modify data – Another function of MA is to analysing and modifying collected data so
that it can be utilised for further use (Kihn and Ihantola, 2015).
 Analyse and interpret data – As well as MA is linked with analysing and interpretation of
data so that managers can aware about financial position.
 Quantitative and qualitative – This is the main function of MA which states that under it
both kind of information is gathered including financial and non financial transaction.
Types of accounting system:
 Financial accounting system – This can be defined as a kind of accounting system
which is applied in companies for collecting and analysing financial information. It is
formulated financial system which are being represented to both stakeholder internal and
external. Within this, it is crucial to perform auditing of whole developed financial
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statements in order to evaluate effectiveness. For example: Q clothing company
formulate the income statement for evaluating its profit as well as loss at the year end.
 Cost accounting system: This system includes procedures of projecting future cost as
well as assigning funds consequently. It is essential system within firm as they required
this for effective utilisation of available financial resources. Therefore, this is
significantly required in organisation for minimising as well as controlling total cost of
several activities. For example: Q clothing company are applying this system for
reducing the whole activities and operations cost of manufacturing cloths.
 Management accounting system: It is the system which aids firms monetary
information as well as prepare reports for managers to make decisions (Kihn and
Ihantola, 2015). Mainly, this system is significant to making effectual decisions as this
reports includes financial and non financial data which are required through managers. Q
clothing company use this system to take decision regarding various activities as well as
operations associated to clothing production. For example: Utilisation of price
optimisation system leads towards effectual setting of price.
 Tax accounting system: This is also considered as the kind of accounting system. Its
main aim is to manage whole taxation activities. Herein, firms have to company given
regulations as well as rules while calculating tax return. For example: there are global
taxation rules that are crucial for organisation to utilise into procedures of computing tax
rate. So, Q clothing company can calculate tax at the end of the year through assistance
of this accounting system.
P2. Different methods used for management accounting reporting.
Management accounting reporting can be considered as the procedures of formulating
internal reports for helping broad of directors into decision making. Few kinds of management
accounting reporting are discussed below:
 Cost accounting report: Within this particular report, data about whole cost of activities is
involved. Through utilising this report, organisations can approximate the future time
periods. Also, this become simple to evaluate those activities that outcomes in higher cost
in compare to last accounting duration. Q clothing company accountants prepare this
report in order to aware whole expenses within accounting period.
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 Inventory report: This report includes information regarding the availability of stored
commodities within warehouses (Messner, 2016). With the usages of this particular
report, manufacturing department can able to make effective decisions in respect to
purchasing and producing. Q clothing company formulate this report for producing
cloths according to available quantity into warehouses.
 Account receivable ageing report: This report involves data regarding credit transactions
develop through organisation with clients or another parties (Arunruangsirilert and
Chonglerttham, 2017). Through utilising this report, organisation can get knowledge bout
how much amount is required to be accumulated from debtors into marketplace. Q
clothing company formulate this particular reports with an intent to identify those debtors
who are delaying into payment even after pre set payment date.
Purpose of financial statement:
 Balance sheet: Firms formulate balance sheet to check the net assets and liabilities
amount at year ended.
 Profit an loss account: The main aim of formulating profit and loss account through firm
to get knowledge about net profitability. With the assistance of evaluated net profit,
dividend rate is compared.
Kinds of management accounting system
There are many types of accounting system that are discussed below: Inventory management system: This type of accounting system is used through
organisation for assessing quantitative aspects of unused material as well as develop
goods (Hanif, Rakhman and Nurkholis, 2019). This system is being utilised in firm
through coordination of manufacturing department. As they obtain key information from
this that becomes a bases for making decision for operative activities. Q clothing
company can utilise this accounting system which aids them to processed as well as
unprocessed clothing materials like cotton, wool and others. Job costing system: This is considered as the accounting system which is related with the
procedures of allocating as well as compiling manufacturing cost of specific units.
Mainly, this is appropriate for those company wherein board range of goods are
manufactured. For computing the cost of every produced units as well as become possible
only through checking number of jobs allotted into various operations.
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