the end of management accounting as we know it
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The End of Management Accounting as We Know ItHow the changing technological environment will shape management accounting practices over the next 10 years
Chris Catto - Director Putney Breeze Business Advisors - Filemaker Certified Developer
BCom MBA CGMA CPA MIPA
Left to Right: C Catto, Prof Susumu Ueno APMAA Board Chairman, Stan Shih Chairman & Founder Acer Inc, Nora Omar, Grahita Chandrarin 2016 APMAA President, Hsuan-Lien Chu 2016 APMAA Chair. (APMAA - Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association)
We’ve come a long way
Why will Management Accounting face a Fundamental Change?
Let’s Define Management Accounting
According to the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Management Accounting is "the process of identification, measurement, accumulation, analysis, preparation, interpretation and communication of information used by management to plan, evaluate and control within an entity and to assure appropriate use of and accountability for its resources. Management accounting also comprises the preparation of financial reports for non-management groups such as shareholders, creditors, regulatory agencies and tax authorities"(CIMA Official Terminology).
Business Unit01-
Branch202-
Division354-
Cost/Profit Centre551-
Account Code4055
Income Statement
Statement of Financial Position
What is in Play?
• 1. The Change in Management Accounting Practices
• 2. The Change in focus to Value Creation Process and Modelling
• 3. The Change in Technological Environment
1. Traditional Management Accounting Techniques
• Budget/Forecast v Actual (MTD, YTD) • Management Control Systems (MCS)• Historical Reporting• External Reporting Focus• Control Focus
• Standard Costing• Process Costing• Activity Based Costing • Activity Based Management • Variance Analysis commentary focused on explaining yesterday’s
position • Forecasts for External Audience including rolling Forecasts
1. Change in Management Accounting Techniques
Taylor – Division of LabourKaizen - Continuous ImprovementTQM - Total Quality ManagementTarget CostingABC/ABM – Activity Based ManagementAnthony – Management Control SystemsControl Device – Assess – Effect – Communicate Simmonds – Strategic Management AccountingBalancing focus from financial measures to non-financial
Moving From Control Focus to Empowered Culture and Enterprise Navigator
Amoeba Management AccountingLean Management AccountingBeyond Budgeting – Management AccountingWangdao Accounting – Visible v Non Visible KPIsKaplan and Norton - Strategic Mapping
2. The Change in Focus to Value Creation Process
Image courtesy of Brian Maskell, Lean Accounting Leaders, www.maskell.com
2. The Change in Focus to Value Creation Process
Measurement of Capacity and Resources and the flexibility of allocation or reallocation
2. The Change in Focus to Value Creation Process
Measurement of Capacity and Resources in the context of continuous improvement
relative to goal attainment.
2. The Change in Focus to Value Creation ProcessEnable customer facing decision makers, to understand
the implication, effectiveness of their operational activity on resource consumption (finances) and contribution to value creation.
Focus of energy forGreatest return
3. The Change in Technological Environment
3. The Change in Technological Environment
Technological Paradox- Multiple Standardise
Apps- Multiple Learning
Curves- Multiple Logins- Multiple Sources of
Truth- Multiple Subscriptions- Increase monthly
License cost
Have we actually improved Management Reporting?
1. Mapping Business Workflow
2. Understanding how data is Captured and stored
3. Understand what needs to be measured;
i) How the measure impacts financial statements and
ii) How to assign and communicate to staff for continuous improvement
Business Forms and Relationship with Data Tables and Attributes
Understand the Value Creation Process & Quantify resources and
Capacity
How to Automate Reports, and translate Financial number to
Operational “Speak”
Example A
Drivers Execute
Deliveries
Despatch Schedules Truck Runs
Orders Forwarded to
Despatch
Front Desk Takes
Customer Orders
1. Mapping Business WorkflowUnderstand the Value Creation
Process & Quantify resources and Capacity
Relational Database Design that Maps to Workflow
2. Understanding how data is Captured and stored
Business Forms and Relationship with Data Tables and Attributes
User Interface Design - For mobile and PC enabled Forms for data capture
2. Understanding how data is Captured and stored
Business Forms and Relationship with Data Tables and Attributes
In Built Reporting Engine with Execute SQL Queries
3. Understand what needs to be measured;
i) How the measure impacts financial statements and
ii) How to assign and communicate to staff for continuous improvement
How to Automate Reports, and translate Financial number to
Operational “Speak”
Image courtesy of Soliant Consulting Inc
Security – Custom Accounts and user Privileges
Multiple Users, multiple locations, multiple access privileges
What are the implications for Management Accounting?
Web publishing Engine to create your own cloud and Web browser access
Image courtesy of filemaker.com
3. The Change in Technological Environment
Here’s the Rub – In the Future SME’s will create their own cloud!
Database Software
Built in SecurityAuthentication &
Authorization
User Interface Design Tools
Web Publishing Engine
Mobile Device Enabled
Cloud Hosting Enabled
Integration Capabilities
Built in Reporting and Charting Tools
Cross PlatformWindows, Apple, Web
One BusinessOne Application
What are the implications for Management Accounting?
1. Change in Management Accounting Practice
2. Change in Focus to Value Creation
3. Change in Technology
Performance Reporting Leader- IT Database Development and Integration
Expertise- Workflow Mapping Expertise- Management Reporting Expertise- Financial Reporting Expertise
3. The Change in Technological EnvironmentPerformance Reporting Leader
Operational KPIs Automated and linked to P/L
Vehicle Profitability (Profit Centre PL)Vehicle Utilisation (Asset Utilisation)Site Profit ability (Branch & Cost Centres) Driver EfficiencyProduct ProfitabilityInventory TurnsCustomer Gross Margins
3. The Change in Technological Environment
How much does it cost?
According to Appster a Minimum $50K investment is required for a App development (?) Not true!
Simple Filemaker application with 12 week pay back period is achievable through Labour hour time savings and operational efficiencies.
Let’s Define Management Accounting
According to the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Management Accounting is "the process of identification, measurement, accumulation, analysis, preparation, interpretation and communication of information used by management to plan, evaluate and control within an entity and to assure appropriate use of and accountability for its resources. Management accounting also comprises the preparation of financial reports for non-management groups such as shareholders, creditors, regulatory agencies and tax authorities"(CIMA Official Terminology).
Business Unit01-
Branch202-
Division354-
Cost/Profit Centre551-
Account Code4055
Income Statement
Statement of Financial Position
Management Reporting through the Prism of the Chart of Accounts is no longer a Barrier
We’ve come a long way
From Management Accountant to
Profit Engineers
From Management Accountants to Profit Engineers
Ask Putney Breeze about your custom Management Accounting Application;
- Rapid deployment Budgeting & Forecasting, - One System Operational KPI Reporting
- Business Case Submission & Approval Management- Integrate Staff Appraisal Systems with Live operational KPIs
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