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Activity Based Costing exampleIf your company wants to rationalise its range of products and services, you need to work out which ones to keep and which to bin. Activity Based Costing can help you to do this.What's Activity Based Costing?You need to u... Read more
10 Dec 2012
Evaluating the finance functionIf you've been asked to justify the number of staff in your accounts department and want to understand how much value they're adding, you'll need to record the time spent by your team on the different finance functions and... Read more
02 Jan 2013
Bank charges calculatorAs you don't get a bill from the bank manager for bank charges, they are often overlooked as a cost. What can you do to make sure you pay less?Carry out an annual bank charges audit You can carry out an annual bank charges aud... Read more
10 Dec 2012
Project reportMost businesses have a number of projects in progress at any time. When any project is large or important enough to have a major effect on the business's performance (profit or cash), there should be a separate report presented with the ... Read more
02 Jan 2013
Imputed cost calculatorAs the company's accountant, how do you make sure that decisions made by the board have taken all costs into account, even where these may not be obvious to them?Hidden costsCosts may not be incurred directly but are still borne... Read more
10 Dec 2012
Indexing management accountsNearly the entire focus of management accounts is performance against budget and looking at the reasons for variances. However, comparisons with how you were doing this time last year, i.e. "growth", are also critical. Addin... Read more
02 Jan 2013
Sales mix calculatorWhether your company sells products or provides services, your sales are unlikely to be comprised of a single line. It's more likely that the company sells a range of products or services and it's equally likely that the gross profi... Read more
02 Jan 2013
Capacity planning Staff capacity is comprised of the number of people, their roles, skills, experience, motivation and potential. Capacity may be made up from permanent full and part-timers through to temporary staff. However, how can you demonstrate... Read more
10 Dec 2012
Business plan budget workbookFinancial planning for a new business is critical but it's often overlooked because the owners/directors can be overly engaged with trying to drive sales. So your involvement in building up a budget for the business plan ca... Read more
10 Dec 2012
Capital investment proposalCapital investment in new equipment or facilities is usually a significant sum. It could be funded from internal resources or it may require a new source. In either case, a well thought through proposal will ensure that you... Read more
02 Jan 2013
