Discuss about the Role and Expectations For Professional Accountant.
This report reflects the description of 10 job positions for the cost and management account. In this report, job and responsibilities of each job designations is given. It also includes all the accounting and management skills for the particular job.
Data. |
Title of Position |
Sector |
Job Description |
Listed Date |
URL |
Key Word |
1 |
Cost and Management account |
Private Company |
Accounting and cost management work |
16-Apr-18 |
www.adzuna.com.au |
Accountant |
2 |
Management Accountant |
Not for profit organizations |
Preparation of budget and estimation of the expenses |
12-Apr-18 |
www.adzuna.com.au |
Cost and Management Accountant |
3 |
Cost manager |
Government company |
Financial planning, Management and preparation of budget |
16-Apr-18 |
www.jobsearch.gov.au |
Management accountant |
4 |
APS6 Management accountant |
Private sector |
Budget preparation and Financial planning, Management |
12-Apr-18 |
www.jobsearch.gov.au |
Accountant |
5 |
Cost Accountant |
Private Company |
Reporting to Administrator department |
13-Apr-18 |
www.seek.com.au |
Cost |
6 |
Interim Project / Cost Accountant |
Private |
Work with finance director and reviewing various projects and existing business |
16-Apr-18 |
www.seek.com.au |
Cost Accountant |
7 |
Management Accountant-Manufacturing |
Private |
Analysing variance, cost estimates and preparing monthly reports |
16-Apr-18 |
www.carrerone.com.au |
Accountant |
8 |
Cost manufacturing accountant |
Private |
Analysing the data, implementing data mining and determining the per unit cost |
13-Apr-18 |
www.carrerone.com.au |
cost |
9 |
Senior Management accountant |
Private |
Integrity of financial accountant |
16-Apr-18 |
www.seek.com.au |
management |
10 |
Cost Accountant |
Private |
Forecasting and budgeting, annual stocktake and hoc accounting duties |
16-Apr-18 |
www.carrerone.com.au |
cost accountant |
No. |
Position Title |
Responsibilities of the position |
Cost and management qualification |
Alignment with learning outcomes of ACCT 6004 |
1 |
Cost Accountant |
· Focus on analysing the company cost · Reporting to CFO · Tracking OPEX and CRAPEX · Preparation of Budget (Palanivelu, 2007). |
· Cost public Accountant · CPA having experience of 3 to 5 years’ · High communication and interpersonal skills. · Experience from manufacturing of units (Pathak, Wankhede, & Chandwani, 2018) · Knowledge of Computer skills |
Yes |
2 |
Management Accountant |
· Financial planning · Cost management knowledge · Reporting to CFO · Interpretation of accounting standards. |
· Communication skills · Interpersonal skills · Computer knowledge |
Yes |
3 |
Management Accountant EL1 |
· Budget preparation. · Develop methodology |
· An accounting degree and membership of CA and CPA is required. · Experience of Big 4 consultancy and government firms is necessary. · Strong reporting and financial modelling skills. |
Yes |
4 |
APS6 Management Accountant |
· Focus on corporate governance · FMIS department · Key financial decisions |
· Experience in Federal department · Implementation of the financial decision |
No. |
5 |
Cost Accountant |
· Coordinate with the stock manger · Stock accuracy and reporting framework reports on inventory levels. · BOM creation and work process system · Product design and development. |
· Implement ERP system · Follow proper inventory guidelines · Follow IFRS and accounting standards |
Yes |
6 |
Interim Project / Cost Accountant |
· Assisting financial directors and work process system |
· Understanding on the accounting data. · Implementing the work system and implemented process. · Identify the future growth and economic value |
Yes |
7 |
Management Accountant-Manufacturing |
· Reporting CFO Coordinate with the stock manger · Stock accuracy and reporting framework reports on inventory levels. · BOM creation and work process system · Product design and development. |
· Cost public Accountant · CPA having experience of 3 to 5 years’ · High communication and interpersonal skills. · Experience from manufacturing of units · Knowledge of Computer skills |
Yes |
8 |
Cost Accountant – Manufacturing |
· Reconciling the accounting and costing budgets |
· Cost public Accountant · CPA having experience of 3 to 5 years’ · High communication and interpersonal skills. · Experience from manufacturing of units · Knowledge of Computer skills |
Yes |
9 |
Senior Management Accountant |
· Improving the integrity of standard costing system. · Analysis of production variances. · Project cost overview and P&L meetings with senior managers. · Monitor KPIs and prepare budgets. · Ad hoc projects consist of financial modelling. |
· Experience of 5 years or more in standard or manufacturing costing environment. · CPA or CA degree holder. · Experience with MRP system or MGF Pro. · Good communication and problem solving skills. · Strong analytical and system accounting skills. |
Yes |
10 |
Cost Accountant |
· Budgeting and cost management · Implement strategic management process |
· Cost public Accountant · CPA having experience of 3 to 5 years’ · High communication and interpersonal skills. · Experience from manufacturing of units · Knowledge of Computer skills |
Yes |
In the data collection method and analysis of the above given table reflects the two job profile of cost and accountant. In private companies, accountant job is classified as cost and management accountant. The person appointed as accountant needs to have several skills such as budget and reporting details, forecasting, data analysis and finding the reasons for inaccuracies and variance, management of the financial and non-financial accounts, inventory management, identifying the project escalation and supporting the financial management in decision making system (Small, 2015).
If a person selected as accountant and cost manager in business then he should have interpersonal skills, strong communication, high experience with the ERP systems and great knowledge of Excel. In addition to this, He also needs to have degree of CA, CPA and equivalent to the same. An accounting degree and membership of CA and CPA is required. He also needs experience of Big 4 consultancy and government firms is necessary and requires strong reporting and financial modelling skills.
- The most important skills of the cost and management accountant is that they should have degree of CPA, CIMA and other equivalent courses. They also need to have essential degree of knowledge and skills to analysis the details of the cost and management accountant.
- There is several degrees of diploma courses in accountants. It requires good understanding on the costing and accountant details. Management also requires high level specialisation to implement effective strategic cost management degree.
- There are several challenges and issues faced by Managers to implement the strategic programs. :
- The globalised working factors have affected the cost management process and requires accountant to learn domestic and international intents.
- Changing the strategy program and implementing strategies on the basis of internal and external factors.
- Identification and learning of the new working methods and cost management structure, learning the new accounting standards.
- In the given course ACCT 6004, shows the nature of accounting and details descriptions such as behaviour and estimation and hypothetical data analysis by the cost accountant.
- The project planning, CPV analysis, cost and management accounting and implemented strategic programs will also be the base requirements for development of the proper accounting and strategic planning procedure.
- Understanding of the accounting responsibility and work accountant functions.
- There are several other key intents learning and implemented program such as cash management accounting, cash book, cash matching concept and operating and financial learning expertise.
- The knowledge and information about these topics is the key for learning the data given course ACCT6004.
- Implementation of the strategic program and work functions to make the costing and accounting work effective.
- Job design and responsibilities of each job designations is determined on the basis of structured program. It also includes all the accounting and management skills for the particular job (Mishra, 2011).
- Accountant and cost management must have intents of Improving the integrity of standard costing system, analysis of production variances, project cost overview and P&L meetings with senior managers, monitor KPIs and prepare budgets , ad hoc projects consist of financial modelling. These are the basic characteristics which should be followed by each and every accountant to implement the accounting and costing work.
- Cost and management accountant will also focus on analysing the company cost, reporting to CFO related to all the financial and non-financial data, tracking OPEX and CRAPEXa and Preparation of Budget.
- Accountants also need to have basis learning intents which are given as below.
- Cost public Accountant
- CPA having experience of 3 to 5 years’
- High communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience from manufacturing of units
- Knowledge of Computer skills
After evaluating all the details given in this report, it could be inferred that particular skills and job details are the key for getting hired in company. All the information given above reflects the key requirement and strategic information to implement the strategic planning to prepare the effective financial information. It could be inferred that the effectiveness of the financial statement prepared is based on the skills of accountant and work effective program undertaken. The correctness of the prepared budget and estimation of the expenses is also based on the statistical skills of the accountant (Mishra, 2011).
Conclusion
Each and every job designation has its own work process. These job Position perfectly align with the learning outcomes to ACCT 6004 which reflects the roles and responsibilities of accountant.
References
Mishra, D. (2011). Management Accountant: Role & future challenges.
Palanivelu, V. R. (2007). Accounting for management. Firewall Media.
Pathak, M. V., Wankhede, M. S., & Chandwani, K. S. (2018). Office automation system.
Small, R. (2015). The changing role and expectations for the professional accountant (SA): changing roles-business & economy. Professional Accountant, 2015(25), 8-9.