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Accounting Is The Basis Of Identifying, Collecting And Analysing Financial Funds Directly Within The Management

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Introduction
Accountancy analyses information for a variety of purposes within the business, while finance is to do with the financial funds directly within the management. This report will be defining and explaining the terms and the purpose of ‘accounting’ and ‘finance’. As well as this it aims to cover the main aspects of what should guide those who work in these areas.
What is accounting?
Accounting is the recording of financial transactions plus storing, sorting, retrieving, summarizing, and presenting the information in various reports and analyses. (Averkamp, 2012)
From the research that I have conducted I have come to the idea that accounting is the basis of identifying, collecting and analysing financial data for businesses or for …show more content…

Accounting is based on two specific sectors, financial accounting and Management accounting.
Financial accounting
According to Obaidullah Jan, Financial accounting is a system that accumulates, processes and reports information about an entity 's performance (i.e. profit or loss), its financial position (i.e. assets, liabilities and shareholders ' equity) and changes in financial position. Every entity, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, aims at creating maximum value for its stakeholders. The goal of maximum value addition is best achieved when there is a mechanism to monitor the management and the board of directors. Financial accounting helps in such monitoring by providing relevant, reliable and timely information to the stakeholders, (Jan, Financial accounting, 2013).
Financial accounting is the recorded information for external users who are people outside of the organisation like investors and tax authorities which includes a report at the end of the year on balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, auditors report and director’s report.
Management accounting
Whereas according to the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), "Management accounting is a profession that involves partnering in management decision making, devising planning and performance management systems and providing expertise in financial reporting and control to assist management in the formulation and implementation of an organization 's

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