Introduction To develop a data warehouse, business requirement is one of the main factors. Business users like executive managers, business analysts require information for business decision and analysis purpose. To analyse or measure a particular fact, business dimensions are required. Suppose to analyse sales of a company, time, product, location, customer demographics are required. Time, product, location, customer demographics are called business dimensions.
Explain why change happens in a business environment. You should include at least three reasons in your answer. Economy is a big factor in change in a business, some reasons for this are as follows: • Competitors behaviour, performance and trends. • Tax and Interest rates • International competitors' behaviour, economy, economic trends, tax, interest rates, exchange rates and trade issues • Product changes Section 2 – Understand the purpose of supporting change in a business environment 1. Identify the main reasons for reviewing working methods, products and / or services in a business environment.
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY Financial Analysis RJET Task 1 Executive Summary An extremely crucial element to any business entity is the financial analysis process. So what exactly is financial analysis? The actual definition is The assessment of the (1) effectiveness with which funds (investment and debt) are employed in a firm, (2) efficiency and profitability of its operations, and (3) value and safety of debtors' claims against the firm's assets. It employs techniques such as 'funds flow analysis' and financial ratios to understand the problems and opportunities inherent in an investment or financing decision. (WebFinance, Inc, 2013) Simplified it is the process of evaluating the current business, let’s say their effectiveness, and their future in their industry.
These indicators go beyond financial statement figures, such as sales and net income, to include measures tailored to the client and its objectives. Such key performance indicators may include market share, sales per employee, unit sales growth, unique visitors to a Web site, same-store sales, sales by country, and sales per square foot for a retailer. ASSESS CLIENT BUSINESS RISK The risk that the client will fail to achieve its objectives related to (1) reliability of financial reporting, (2) effectiveness and efficiency of operations, and (3) compliance with laws and regulations PERFORM PRELIMINARY ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES a. Auditors perform preliminary analytical procedures to better understand the client’s business and to assess client business risk. One such procedure compares client ratios to industry or competitor benchmarks to provide an indication of the company’s performance.
This portion should be submitted in the Assignment section of eCampus. DQ 1.What are the main responsibilities of managers? What are the advantages for managers to use IT support in business decision-making? DQ 2.What are digital dashboards and management cockpits? What are the capabilities of these information tools?
Managerial and Financial Accounting Paper Managerial and financial accounting are two very different methods of accounting. Both versions can be very important to the success any organization. This paper will differentiate between managerial and financial accounting while addressing the type of information each provides and how business decisions are made based on the information provided from each type of accounting. What type of information does managerial accounting provide? Managerial accounting presents information to support the broad roles, the development of objectives, strategies, operating plans, identification of organizational problems or potential problems and ensures that resources are obtained for use according to plans for achieving the internal objectives for the internal uses.
Explain the distinction between an "above the line" deduction (i.e. FOR AGI) and a below the line deduction (i.e. FROM AGI). Which one is more valuable? Above the line deduction are general business expenses which are related to business or work and occur during the course of business for instance traveling expenses, lose in investments and rent paid.
Income statement, or profit-and-loss statement, measures flows of costs, revenue, and profits over a defined period of time. It allows you to judge whether the company is spending too much on particular expenses, and to see whether they are turning a profit for a specific time of period. To complete the general view of financial state of the company, it is better to accompany the study of income statement with balance sheet. The balance sheet provides a snapshot of business investment and financing at a particular point of time. Both statements combine to provide a rich picture of a business’ financial performance.
Includes price and production theory, competition, labor, the distribution of income, and the theory of household behavior. BU310 - Fundamentals of Management Offers a skill-based approach to planning and decision-making, organization theory, leadership and motivation to provide a concrete understanding of how these processes relate to business
Introduction to Strategic Management Accounting The term strategic management accounting (SMA) has been used to describe the process of ‘provision and analysis of management accounting data about a business and its competitors for use in developing and monitoring business strategy’. (Simmonds, 1981, p.360) Strategic management accounting could be used for evaluating a firm’s competitive position relative to the rest of the industry by calculating the cost, prices, market share and cash flow and their impacts on resources of the firm, as well as non-financial information and internally generated information. However, whether to a firm or a professional accountant, strategic management accounting is a most important skill to support strategic decisions making in organization. Over the last three decades, there has been a tremendous increase the number of innovative management accounting techniques developed across a wide range of industries. (Abdel-Kader, and Luther, 2008) Just recently, there are many popular techniques we are preferring now.