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AGUS SISWANDI
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MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING
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Chapter One
Introduction: The Role, History, and
Direction of Management Accounting
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Learning Objectives
Explain the need for management accounting information.
Explain the differences between management accounting and financial accounting.
Provide a brief historical description of management accounting.
Identify and explain the current focus of management accounting.
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Learning Objectives (continued)
Describe the role of management accountants in an organization.
Explain the importance of ethical behavior for managers and management accountants.
Identify three forms of certification available to management accountants.
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Management AccountingInformation Systems
Processes
Users
Inputs Outputs
Economic Events
CollectingMeasuring
StoringAnalyzingReportingManaging
Special ReportsProduct Costs
Customer CostsBudgets
Performance ReportsPersonal Communication
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Objectives of ManagementAccounting System
To provide information for costing out services, products, and other objects of interest to management.
To provide information for planning, controlling, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
To provide information for decision making.
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The Management Process
The Management Process is defined by the following activities:
– Planning– Controlling– Decision making
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The Management Process(continued)
Planning requires setting objectives and identifying methods to achieve those objectives.
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The Management Process(continued)
Controlling is the managerial activity of monitoring a plan’s implementation and taking corrective action as needed.
Control is usually achieved with the use of feedback, which is information that can be used to evaluate or correct the steps being taken to implement a plan.
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The Management Process(continued)
Decision making is the process of choosing among competing alternatives.
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Management Accounting Financial Accounting
1. Internally focus2. No mandatory rules3. Financial and nonfinancial
information; subjective information possible
4. Emphasis on the future5. Internal evaluation and
decisions based on very detailed information
6. Broad, multidisciplinary
1. Externally focus2. Must follow externally
imposed rules3. Objective financial
information4. Historical orientation5. Information about the
firm as a whole6. More self-contained
Comparison of Management and Financial Accounting
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Historical Description ofManagement Accounting
1880 - 1925 Most of the product-costing and internal accounting procedures used in this century were developed.
1925 Emphasis of inventory costing for external reporting
1950s/60s Effort to improve the managerial usefulness of traditional cost systems
1980s/90s Significant efforts have been made to radically change the nature and practice of management accounting
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Emerging Themes ofManagement Accounting
Activity-Based Management Customer Orientation Cross-Functional Perspective Total Quality Management Time as a Competitive Element Efficiency
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Comment from Peter Drucker
– "The most exciting and innovative work in management today is found in accounting theory, with new concepts, new methodology--even what might be called new economic philosophy--rapidly taking shape. And while there is enormous controversy over specifics, the lineaments of the new manufacturing accounting are becoming clearer every day.”
Peter E. Drucker, “The Emerging Theory of Manufacturing,” Harvard Business Review, May-June 1990, pp. 94-102.
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Partial Organization Chart, Manufacturing Company
President
ProductionVice-President
FinancialVice-President
Controller
Treasurer
MachiningForeman
AssemblyForeman
Treasurer'sFunctions
Controller’sFunctions
Production Supervisor
Line Function Staff Function
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Role of Controller and Treasurer
Controller Treasurer
1. Collection of cash2. Monitoring of cash
payments3. Monitors cash availability4. Short-term investments5. Short and long-term
borrowing6. Issuing of capital stock
1. Financial reports2. SEC reporting3. Tax planning and reporting4. Performance reporting5. Internal Auditing6. Budgeting 7. Accounting systems and
internal controls
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Management Accounting andEthical Conduct
Abuse of accounting information Acceptance of bribes or gifts Conflict of interest Disclosure of confidential information
Some Types of Unethical Conduct
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Standards of Ethical Conduct for Management Accountants
Competence Confidentiality Integrity Objectivity
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Competence
Maintain professional competence. Perform professional duties in accordance with relevant
laws, regulations, and technical standards. Prepare complete and clear reports and recommendations.
Management Accountants have a responsibility to
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Confidentiality
Refrain from disclosing confidential information. Inform subordinates as to how to handle confidential
information. Refrain from using confidential information for unethical
or illegal advantage.
Management Accountants have a responsibility to
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Integrity
Avoid conflicts of interest Refrain from activity that would prejudice their ability to
carry out their duties ethically Refuse gifts, favors, or hospitality that would influence their
actions. Refrain from subverting attainment of the organization’s
legitimate and ethical objectives.
Management Accountants have a responsibility to
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Integrity (continued)
Recognize and communicate professional limitations that would preclude responsible judgment.
Communicate unfavorable as well as favorable information.
Refrain from engaging in or supporting any activity that would discredit the profession.
Management Accountants have a responsibility to
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Objectivity
Communicate information fairly and objectively Disclose fully all relevant information that could
reasonably be expected to influence user's understanding of the reports, comments, and recommendations presented.
Management Accountants have a responsibility to
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Resolution of Ethical ConflictCourses of actions
Discuss problems with immediate supervisor except when it appears the superior is involved.
If the immediate superior is the chief executive officer, or equivalent, the acceptable reviewing authority may be the audit committee, board of trustees, or owners.
Clarify relevant concepts by confidential discussion with an objective advisor to obtain an understanding of possible courses of action.
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Resolution of Ethical Conflict (continued)
Courses of actions
If the ethical conflict still exists after exhausting all levels of internal review, the management accountant may have no other recourse than to resign.
Except where legally prescribed, communication of such problems with external parties is not appropriate.
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CMA: One of the main purposes of the CMA was to establish management accounting as a recognized, professional discipline, separate from the profession of public accounting.
CPA: The responsibility of a CPA is to provide assurance concerning the reliability of financial statements.
CIA: The focus of the CIA is to recognize competency in internal auditing rather than external auditing as with the CPA.
Professional Certifications
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End of Chapter 1