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Details of Assessment
Term and Year 2, 2020 Time allowed 7 Weeks
Assessment No 1 Assessment Weighting 100%
Assessment Type Portfolio
Due Date Week 7 Room
Details of Subject
Qualification BSB61218 Advanced Diploma of Program Management
Subject Name Financial Management
Details of Unit(s) of competency
Unit Code (s) and Names
BSBFIM601 Manage finances
Details of Student
Student Name Vintish Ramessu
Vintish Ramessur
Attachments area
College AAI Student ID 201838009
Student Declaration: I declare that the work submitted is my own and has not been copied or plagiarised from any person or source. I acknowledge that I understand the requirements to complete the assessment tasks. I am also aware of my right to appeal. The feedback session schedule and reassessment procedure were explained to me.
Student’s
Signature: V. Ramessur
Date: 21 / 05 / 20
Details of Assessor
Assessor’s Name NADIA CHOWDHURY
Assessment Outcome
Assessment
Result Competent Not Yet Competent Marks 29 /100
Feedback to Student Progressive feedback to students, identifying gaps in competency and comments on positive improvements:
Part A in knowledge-based questions some points can be more clarified. Part B- Majority tasks did not meet question criteria as the answers are too general and has no relevance with the case study. Did not meet requirements for presentation. Please see notes on each task. Did not meet all criteria and unsatisfactory outcome, did not attend feedback session and please see paradigm note. Marked this assessment on the last day of week 9. Never attended any class, feedback session or sent draft to review. Very poor performance.
Assessor Declaration: I declare that I have conducted a fair, valid, reliable and flexible assessment with this student.
Student attended the feedback session.
Student did not attend the feedback session.
Assessor’s
Signature: Nadia
Date: ____31_/_05____/___20_____
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Purpose of the Assessment
The purpose of this assessment is to assess the student in the following
learning outcomes:
Competent
(C)
Not Yet Competent (NYC)
1.1 Review and analyse previous financial data to establish areas which have generated a profit or loss
1.2 Undertake research to review reasons for previous profit and loss
1.3 Review business plan to establish critical dates and initiatives that will require or generate resources in the next financial cycle
1.4 Analyse cash flow trends
1.5 Review statutory requirements for compliance and liabilities for tax
1.6 Review existing software and its suitability for financial management
2.1 Use previous financial data to determine allocations for resources
2.2 Make informed estimates of new items for inclusion in budget
2.3 Prepare budgets in accordance with organisational requirements and statutory requirements
3.1 Circulate budgets and ensure managers and supervisors are clear about budgets, reporting requirements and financial delegations
3.2 Manage risks by checking there are no opportunities for misappropriation of funds and that systems are in place to properly record all financial transactions
3.3 Review profit and loss statements, cash flows and ageing summaries
3.4 Revise budgets, as required, to deal with contingencies
3.5 Maintain audit trails to ensure accurate tracking and to identify discrepancies between agreed and actual allocations
3.6 Ensure compliance with due diligence
4.1 Ensure structure and format of reports are clear and conform to organisational and statutory requirements
4.2 Identify and prioritise significant issues in statements, including comparative financial performances for review and decision making
4.3 Prepare recommendations to ensure financial viability of the organisation
4.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of financial management processes
Assessment/evidence gathering conditions
Each assessment component is recorded as either Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC). A student
can only achieve competence when all assessment components listed under “Purpose of the assessment”
section are recorded as competent. Your trainer will give you feedback after the completion of each
assessment. A student who is assessed as NYC (Not Yet Competent) is eligible for re-assessment.
Resources required for this Assessment
• Computer with relevant software applications, access to internet and weekly eLearning notes
Instructions for Students
Please read the following instructions carefully
• This assessment has to be completed In class At home
• The assessment is to be completed according to the instructions given by your assessor.
• Feedback on each task will be provided to enable you to determine how your work could be improved. You will be provided with feedback on your work within two weeks of the assessment due date. All other feedback will be provided by the end of the term.
• Should you not answer the questions correctly, you will be given feedback on the results and your gaps in knowledge. You will be given another opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to be deemed competent for this unit of competency.
• If you are not sure about any aspects of the assessment, please ask for clarification from your assessor.
• Please refer to the College re-assessment for more information (Student Handbook).
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ASSESSMENT BRIEF
In this assessment task, you will use your skills and knowledge to undertake budgeting,
financial forecasting and reporting and to allocate and manage resources to achieve the
required outputs for the business unit. You work will also include contributing to financial bids
and estimates, allocating funds, managing budgets and reporting on financial activity.
The assessment is divided into three parts and weight allocations as below:
PART A: WRITTEN REPONSES – 25%
PART B: MANAGE FINANCES PROJECT ON A SIMULATED WORK ORGANISATION – 65%
PART C: PRESENTATION OF AUSTRALIAN HARDWARE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS – 10%
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PART A: WRITTEN REPONSES – 25%
Instructions: This part of the assessment comprises the knowledge testing required for the unit
BSBFIM601. This part includes 8 questions and you must respond to all. Use the spaces below to
respond to the questions. Weights and marking allocations are in the marking allocating table.
Question 1. Planning for financial management. (2 marks)
Explain why it is necessary for all business organisations to have effective financial
management systems and explaining how the information held in financial management
systems contribute to ongoing business performance and business planning.
By means of an effective financial management systems which the business utilizes to keep an eye
and administer its profits, operating cost, as well as possessions with the intention of earning
maximum earnings in addition to make certain the sustainability of the business. In view of the fact
that it is foremost and considerable duty of owners and business managers of the Financial
management of their business for the reason that these activities of each characteristic of a industry
does impact on the company's financial performance as well as is obliged to be appraised and also be
in command of by the business owner. In favor of a company to accomplish something, it is significant
that with the aim of having well-organized managerial arrangement which is associated with the
principles and intention of the business.
Explanation is not fully clear , can add more examples.
Question 2. Establishing budgets and allocated funds. (3 marks)
a) What is a Budget?
b) What data might inform a new budget?
c) How does analysis of previous financial data assist projected resource estimates and
allocations?
a.
A budget is a judgment of income as well as operating expense for a particular duration of the point in
time. Budget is accumulated and re appraised after a particular moment in time period. Various
corporations and institutes are making use of budgets as an internal piece of tool and are exploited by
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organization. Additionally, budgets are frequently not obligatory for exposure by outer third parties
from the business who is not directly involved in the business. Constructing a expenditure plan also
called budgeting does permit you to settle when moving ahead in future whether you will have an
adequate amount of money to accomplish your things you require to do otherwise would prefer to do
them.
b.
When choosing a new budget you must fix a timing of the budget either it could be depending on the
needs of the business such as quarterly, yearly or even monthly.
When entering fixed costs you will have need of approximating expenses which remain fixed in that
time frame such as salary, rent, and insurance as well as several other identified costs. In variable
cost you will have to add those cost which are fluctuating such as the material cost and direct
expenses on utilities. You can determine the amount of money which is spent on the fixed and
variable expenses over the budgeting period of time. In addition to it you can accumulate your income
in that budget period so that you can manage and review the budget effectively. Once the business is
running smoothly you can have evaluation of the past time to anticipate an idea of having income for
that budgeting period against expenditure.
c.
Administrator of the budgets calculate approximately the revenues, operating cost and keep an eye
on company expenditure as a result that it will not cause to diverge from the budget. Therefore it is
essential to have fine financial management systems as well as processes for following the utilization
of expenditures which are essential for company so that resources are utilized in most efficient way.
The analysis of previous financial data helps in monitoring that expenditure which is essential. In view
of the fact that managers authenticate expenses next to objective however it also assist to recognize
varying examples otherwise state of affairs that need corrective action in the budgeting process.
Relevant
Question 3. Implement Budgets. (4 marks)
a) How do profit and loss statements cash flow and using aging summaries contribute to
new budgets?
b) How can you ensure that managers and supervisors in the organisation understand
the budget and understand their reporting requirements with regard to financial
management?
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c) Budgets are used to identify and track discrepancies between agreed and actual
allocations. Explain.
d) How do budgets contribute to analysis of existing financial management approaches?
a.
Budgets are used to recognize and track discrepancies among approved as well as genuine
provisions. In view of the fact that forecasts financial statements gives an approximation of company
financial position. Through these financial statements historical information you contrast and outline
the definite outcomes accomplished. Financial statements are more often than not produced monthly
as well as at the end of the financial year. This enables you to be in charge of and advance your
business.
b.
Financial reports such as profit and loss, balance sheet, income and overheads reports, cash flow
statements as well as debts and creditor reports are produced for accounting information as well as it
permits you to incorporate financial considerations interested in day by day business management. It
is a constant procedure to make certain that intentions are being met as specified on the budget.
c.
Managing a budget is not about just keeping the records. As budgetary allocations are essential
workings to yearly budgets, or else making financial arrangements, of all business. They designate
the rank of possessions a business is to mention to a department. Devoid of allocation restrictions,
overheads can go beyond returns moreover these results in financial deficit. Businesses and
managements functioning with budgets are required to comprehend how they are made use of and
the restrictions they offer.
d.
A budget provides a road map for performance that offers detailed information about expected
outcome that a proactive manager can use to guide decisions toward desired goals. Without a
budget, one can never implement any financial management approaches. It translates the activities to
be undertaken in a financial management approach into monetary values. An effective manager is not
just looking to meet budget, but also looks for ways to improve. With weekly or monthly performance
numbers compared to budget, a manager is a first-level systems analyst for operations.
Relevant
Question 4. Explain financial probity. (3 marks)
Financial probity denotes to a severe compliance to a code of ethics based on unconditional sincerity,
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in particular to profitable (financial) affairs as well as outside officially permitted necessities. A
financial probity ensures to engross in investigating of widely accessible records. This demonstrates
two effects. First of all, there is a fundamentally held documentation of public who have been affirmed
broke as well as have not until now been set free from impoverishment.
Need more details
Question 5. List at least 10 forms of legislations and conventions (Australian, international
and/or local) that could apply to financial management. (3 marks)
1. The Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 1999
2. Audit Act 2008
3. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Act 1997
4. Charter of Budget Responsibility Act 2007
5. Financial Management Act 2016
6. ASIC Class Order 98/98
7. Structured Infrastructure Investment Review Process (SIIRP)
8. Financial Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2017
9. Treasury (Borrowing) Act 2016
10. Unclaimed Money Act 2015
Need more relevant legislation
Question 6. Personnel working in the financial services division of a company need to
understand and be able to explain principles of accounting and financial systems (Accounting
and Financial Information Systems- AIS and FIS). What are accounting and financial
management systems and how do they assist business operations (2 marks)
A financial management system is the methodology and software that an organization uses to
oversee and govern its income, expenses, and assets with the objectives of maximizing profits and
ensuring sustainability. Accounting and financial management systems help in a more rapidly verdict
process, enhanced planning, additional well-organized business, a cutthroat advantage with
competitors, as well as consent to for integration. The ultimate accounting and financial management
information system is predictable to
• Make available organization reporting to correct levels.
• Predictable to hold up guiding principle decisions in the organization.
• Should smooth the progress of the preparation of financial statements.
• Should sustain the research and implementation of budgets.
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• Should make available data for budgeting, examination and exposure.
Does not meet question requirement
Question 7. Explain the requirements for each of the following: (3 marks)
a. Goods and Services Tax
b. Company Tax
c. PAYG
a.
GST would consider with a particular inclusive tax, carrying it all beneath a particular shelf. GST is
predictable to carry jointly circumstances economies as well as perk up taken as a whole trade and
industry growth of the nation. GST is a wide-ranging indirect tax charged on production, transactions
as well as utilizations of supplies along with services at the nationwide level. GST will restore all
indirect taxes charged on merchandise as well as services.
b.
It is a direct tax obligatory by a authority on the returns or funds of business or equivalent officially
permitted body. All companies are indebted to disburse tax on their returns; which is, the trading
business is required to reimburse tax on the earnings of the business.
c.
All Australian taxpayers who report $4,000 or more gross business and/or investment income in their
tax return are involuntarily legally responsible for PAYG. Preparation ahead for your income tax is
imperative to help out you to maintain a well cash flow. This is assisted by Pay as you go (PAYG)
installments. By means of creation through regular payments (installments) all the way through the
year you would not be paying a huge tax bill while you file your taxbill.
Relevant
Question 8. Scenario for audit reporting. (5 marks)
You have been asked to act as a project manager to assist with data collection, provide data,
ensure that any other assistance is provided and collaborate with regard to writing the audit
report
During the year the organisation transacted a number of mergers and acquisitions. You have
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been asked to pay special attention to the acquisitions and to check the due diligence
processes. You also need to determine whether any changes and adjustments need to be
made to the current budgets.
Explain what all this means and how you will manage the process.
In answering those questions, you will need to also address the following questions:
a. What is an internal audit?
Internal auditing is a self-determining, goal reassurance and business risk management as well as
discussing with activity intended to adjoin worth to and also improving the business operations.
b. How does it mitigate the risk of management frauds?
When internal audit is done it is useful to make sure that auditor is independent from the operations
we appraise as well as describes to the uppermost rank in an organization.
Internal audits make certain the business has the aptitude to continue to exist in a competitive
industry.
c. Are there particular statutory requirements that should be followed?
• An effectual, comprehensive internal auditing make an effort in assuring audit managements that a
satisfactory system of internal control exists for assurance the security of assets as well as the
consistency of data formed as a result of the monetary information system.
• Not viable working practices are acknowledged rapidly as a result they can be corrected.
• Program consequences as well as usefulness levels are of sufficiently far above the ground pre-
eminence to make understandable decision-making potential.
d. What does due diligence mean in terms of finances and financial reporting?
Due diligence is an assessment, appraisal, otherwise evaluation executed to verify the information of
a subject beneath contemplation. In view of the fact in the monetary world, due diligence have need of
an assessment of monetary records previous to entering into a planned business with a different
party.
e. What reports might be prepared for the ATO?
One must need to compute and file an income tax return every year to account your company returns
and claim subtractions. In view of the fact fringe benefits tax return are needed in order to account on
Fringe benefits tax. At the same time as GST annual tax return are entailed to report on Goods and
services tax. If the company which have no business activity to account for that point in time it can
immediately plainly make a call toward ATO's automated services to evidence the documentation.
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(ato.gov, 2018)
Relevant
PART A: MARKING TABLE (for trainer use only)
The assessor needs to use judgment in providing marks for the tasks based on learner performance.
Question/Task Number Marks Allocated Marks received
Q1 2 1
Q2 3 2
Q3 4 1
Q4 3 1
Q5 3 1
Q6 2 1
Q7 3 1
Q8 5 3
Total 25 11
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PART B: MANAGE FINANCES PROJECT – 65% SIMULATED WORK ORGANISATION & BRIEF ON THE FINANCE PROJECT
This is a series of practical and theory activities that will enable you to demonstrate skill and
knowledge – and produce end products suitable for use in the workplace. In this PART, you are
required to work on a finance management project to determine the financial condition for “Australian
Hardware” the simulated case study below. Click on the icon that includes the information on the
Simulated Work Organisation. Please only follow the below file for the case study as this is a
simulated organisation and many contents has been modified from the actual organisation to
match the criteria of this unit and students must follow the data only form this file. Click on the
icon that includes the information on the Simulated Work Organisation.
Australian Hardware - Simulated Organisation.docx
CONTEXT
In the simulated organisational context you will assume responsibility as a newly hired finance
manger of the simulated workplace environment who leads a team of finance. Your trainer will act as
your supervisor in this simulated work task. You will be progressively completing all the tasks relating
to planning for financial management; reviewing profit and loss statements; cash flows and aging
summaries; reviewing and revising the budget of this organisation, allocating funds, communicating
with your team and other stakeholders, meet compliance requirements and analysing the
effectiveness of existing financial management by providing your own recommendations.
To demonstrate competency you will need to complete all the tasks assigned to you in relation to your
personal development portfolio.
What is required?
This is individual submission and only You will work on it. You are required to explore the simulated
organisational documents (Australian Hardware) or use your own workplace (Must be within
Australia only) document, analyse the various situations mentioned within the tasks and respond to
those tasks. You are also required to
• plan for financial management
• read and review profit and loss statements, cash flows and aging summaries
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• prepare, implement and revise a budget which aligns with the business plan, is based on
research and analysis of previous financial data and cash flow trends, and meets all
compliance requirements
• contribute to financial bids and estimates
• establish a budget and allocate funds in accordance with statutory and organisational
requirements
• communicate with other people including: reporting on financial activity and making
recommendations, identifying and prioritising significant issues, ensuring managers and
supervisors are clear about budgets
• analyse the effectiveness of existing financial management approaches including reviewing
financial management software, managing risks of misappropriation of funds, ensuring
systems are in place to record all transactions, maintaining an audit trail and complying with
due diligence
• If students are preparing report on their own workplace(Must be within Australia), they
must attach all necessary documents of financial statements as financial reports,
budgets, cash flows of that organisation for the trainer to assess the report based on
those reports and must consult with the trainer beforehand. Any students unable to
follow this guideline will lead to unsatisfactory outcome.
Various stakeholders in this context (for the simulated organisation Australian Hardware)
• Finance Manager – You
• Owner/Supervisor – Your trainer
• Customers, employees and other stakeholders – Your fellow classmates
There are no specific word limits on your Finance Project but it must follow the structure illustrated
next and the complete all the tasks within the template provided. It must also include all screenshots
and appendix attachments mentioned within the tasks.
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR AUSTRALIAN HARDWARE
Prepared by: Vintish Ramessur
Position: Finance Manager
Date: 21.05.20
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STRUCTURE, TABLE OF CONTENTS & MARKING ALLOCATIONS (For trainer use only)
CONTENT / TASK DETAILS MARKS
ALLOCATED
MARKS
RECEIVED
1. INTRODUCTION OF THE BUSINESS 8 3
2. STATUTORY REQUIRMENTS OF THE BUSNIESS 8 3
3. REVIEW AND MAKE JUDGEMENT ON FINANACIAL
STATEMENTS
10 0
4. BUDGET REVISION 5 2
5. RECOMMEND CHANGE IN BUDGET 10 3
6. FINANCIAL SOFTWARE 10 2
7. ENSURE DUE DILLIGENCE 10 2
8. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS 4 3
APPENDIX 1 (presentation slides) N/A N/A
TOTAL 65 18
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1. INTRODUCTION OF THE BUSINESS (8 marks)
This section should include organisation descriptions, products and services, location, vision and
mission statement and its core operations. You are required to review & analyse organisational
information and policies in this section to plan for financial management.
Australian Hardware offers the best quality hardware, home wares, garden supplies and building
materials to Australia and the world. Australian Hardware is dedicated to presenting clients as well as
trades natives by means of worth all the way through on a daily basis low prices, manufactured goods
quality, specialist service, group of people engagement as well as ecological accountability. (Kim
Tremblay) Australian Hardware’s success depends on their community they serve. Australian
Hardware can simply flourish and make money and endow with prospects for job services as well as
expansion when they are actually frequently improving themselves, and their work they do. Their
mission and objective is to make available an authentic service in addition to have concentration to
purchaser needs that the clients will appreciate and promote others to buy from this business. In view
of the fact they will need to make certain a synchronized and incorporated approach towards the
performance management in the business. For this to happen they would be necessitated for
Australian Hardware to analyze organizational strategy and course of action by seeking advice from
with line managers as well as other organization stakeholders to make certain sustainable as well as
even implementation of the business arrangement through efficient accomplishment of administration
processes. (Financial and Budget Management Good Practice Guidance)
Explanation is not fully clear ,but meet minimum criteria
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2. STATUTORY REQUIRMENTS OF THE BUSNIESS (8 marks)
List and explain the application of statutory and legislative requirements as they apply to financial
management within the business operation.
Compliance with legislation and relevant government policies is a central element of public sector.
Australian Hardware ensures to monitor financial details to ensure that legal requirements are met.
(Gene B. Sperling)
Full disclosure of the processes and procedures are essential to the financial reports credibility.
Information should be disclosed in a way that enables the Finance, Audit and Risk Management
(FARM) Committee and external auditors to attest to its reliability. The management accounts are to
be prepared using Australian Accounting Standards and with regard to the Australian Income Tax Act
1986 and Corporations Act 2001. All activities will comply with the following where applicable:
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) operating and reporting
requirements
• Australian Accounting Standards (AAS)
• Relevant state and federal legislation
• Relevant state or federal government contractual requirements
Financial Controllers are key players within accounting departments and work alongside, Financial
Directors. Their function and responsibilities include financial accounting, preparation, reporting,
analysis, budgeting, project management and more. Their key role tends to focus on immediate
financial issues and management.
Some info missing
3. REVIEW AND MAKE JUDGEMENT ON FINANACIAL STATEMENETS (10 Marks) In this section review and analyse the profit and loss statements, cash flows and aging summaries and make a judgment on actual and projected forecasts. Did you find any significant issues? Does it meet all compliance requirements and liabilities for tax? explain your answer.
All of the Financial Reports of Australian Hardware ought to present investigation of all
revenues and payments, statement of financial position items and cash flow items in relative
to the authorized budget by those charges with governance or by board of directors.
Financial management will reflect the following:
• All activities will be manner fairly
• All activities will replicate the business tactical goals
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• All activities will be undertaken to accomplish the key objectives and financial
benchmarks acknowledged in the yearly company plan.
The primary reason Australian Hardware collect data properly in your accounting software is
to prepare financial reports that can be used for budgeting, forecasting and other decision
making processes. (How to reduce the risk of fraud: a best practice guide) In addition, these
and other reports are needed for communication to investors, banks and other professionals
that play a role in the growth of your business. Financial controls include reconciliations,
dividing the responsibilities and following the GAAP standards of accounting principles, all of
which are implemented with view toward compliance, fraud and theft prevention. The role of
the Controller is to make certain procedures are set up as it should be to administer that
course of action without errors. (EduPristine)
Does not meet question requirement
Performance Area Performance Objectives Any significant issue Compliance
Requirement
Financial
Performance
overall
Profit and loss
statement
Cash flow
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Aging Summaries
4. BUDGET REVISION (5 Marks)
Revise the budget. You may wish to use a table or display the revised sections of the budget. Once completed with the revision, explain why do you think it aligns with the business operation plan?
Budget Revisions are changes to an approved project budget where costs from one budget
category are moved to a different category (i.e., costs for salaries and fringe benefits are
moved to costs for consultants or sub-awards). Depending on the sponsor guidelines and the
nature of the revision, this action may require prior approval from the board of director
Budget Period: Dec 2019
To: Dec 2020
Account
Code
Budget
Category
Original
Budget
Change
+increase or
‐ decrease
Revised
Budget
1001 Sales Budget 78 million +8 million 86 million
1003 Cash Budget 67 million -6 million 61 million
1005 Production
Budget
92 million -5 million 87 million
1007 Marketing
Budget
32 million +2 million 34 million
Does not meet question requirement
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All budget revisions submitted to Finance & Accounting must be unbiased. The net effect of
any budget amendment is to amplify budget authority in one accounting location at the same
time as declining it in another. A budget revision is only obligatory when touching budget
authority. Transfers, in dissimilarity to budget revisions, are the decrease of obtainable
budget from one account to another. These are in general developed involving in different
units contained by the identical appropriation. Australian Hardware in situations where one
entity agrees to reimburse for a specific expense for the other and wants to give you an idea
about that sustaining without influencing the endorsed budget. (pcg-services) Once the
expenditures are made, the net consequence of a transfer on obtainable budget is zero for
the being paid unit furthermore a diminution for the providing unit. The endorsed budget is
not in collision by a transfer.
5. RECOMMEND CHANGE IN BUDGET (10 Marks) Are there any changes you would like to add or extract from the budget? Analyse the data you would use to inform the budget and why the data will be relevant. Who else will you involve in developing the budget? Yearly budget as well as range of financial reports budget are used to manage the finances, execute
financial statement discrepancy analysis reports every month to check the details. This information
give you an idea about where your projections be at variance from definite presentation, permitting
your management panel to appraisal the data, conclude why the projections are not so precise
furthermore American hardware needs to obtain steps to modify strategies in addition to perk up the
correctness of your budgets.
Recommended
Changes
Objective of Change How it can contribute to
financial management
People
Involved
1. Increase the Production
Utilize the resources to meet the demand.
Efficient purchasing of materials and avoid wastage.
Production manager
2. Boost up sales To earn greater profit. To increase in the value of company earnings
Sales manager
3. Managing workforce remuneration
To satisfy the employees working
To motivate them and increasing their efficiency
HR manager
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4. Advertisement To increase up the customer base
To attract more customers and have competitive advantage
Marketing manager
Can give more reference to the case study , general points only.
6. FINANCIAL SOFTWARE (10 marks) Does the organisation use the appropriate financial software for this organisation based on their size, revenue and operational plan? If not give recommendations of which software is more applicable for this business. Did you use any software packages/programs to develop this report?
Financial software or financial system software is particular application software that accounts all the
monetary activity surrounded by a business organization. In Australian Hardware fundamental
features of this system not only take into account all the component of accounting software
approximating financial records payable, financial records receivable, financial ledger, reporting
components as well as payroll although besides to investigate substitute investment preferences and
compute numerical relationships. (tntech.edu, 2018) Features of the organization may show a
discrepancy depending on what category of company it is being used for. First and foremost,
objective of the financial software in Australian Hardware is to documentation, catalog, scrutinize,
accumulate, and understand furthermore presenting a precise and modernized financial date for each
transaction of the company. There are many advantages of the fund administration feature of the
financial software. Fund management can determine which specific investments are creating returns.
It also pinpoints the availability or shortage of cash. In view of the fact that Australian Hardware
provides an evaluation of the leverage options as well as determines the effect on the returns. The
system also creates a central and systematic modeling, management and analysis of the funds. The
benefits of asset management include the creation of a platform for maintaining the projection of cash
flow on investments. Excel models also eliminate the possibility of manual errors. Asset management
increases the scale and adds investments without the loss of analytic perspective. Pipeline tracking
has multiple benefits and one of them is that it provides a standard layout for possible deals. It also
detects the deals that have been approved but are still awaiting execution. It provides an accurate
comparison of the cost of investment with the expected returns.
Can give more reference to the case study , general points only.
7. ENSURE DUE DILLIGENCE (10 marks)
Is there any risk of misappropriation of funds? Does the organisation have a sound audit trail system to ensure complying with due diligence?
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Having a hold of an understanding of the mean components of a strong control atmosphere,
Australian Hardware managers should direct their concentration to make out the key fundamentals
that sustain, and designate the efficacy of, their fund’s control situation. (7 Corporate Secrets to
Uncover in Due Diligence , 2020) Auditors do not have a responsibility to aggressively give the
impression of being for incidences of fraud nor does the scope of a financial or compliance audit
make longer to giving the managers relieve on the organization of inner controls contained by the
fund. Exterior auditors of Australian Hardware will simply account and be in charge of insufficiencies
or indiscretions if they come to light as part of the audit testing embarking on the financial statements.
For instance endorsement from a superior associate of staff prior to opening a new bank account or
bank trained to use just official accounts. Standard bank reconciliations should be commenced by a
individual self-governing of the cash receipts payment function. (ASIC relief – the Order, 2020) These
defensive controls are the funds are initial line of protection. If they are completely efficient, the
chance for fraud is to the highest degree compacted. In view of the fact their principle is to rapidly
become aware of fraud when it occurs. The more rapidly the fraud is become aware of, the further
chance there is of getting your strength back the stolen assets.
Need more explanation , not enough
8. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS (4 marks)
Are there any other recommendations to ensure financial viability of the organisation you want to make and what are they?
Recommended
Changes
Objective Significant Issues
People
Involved
/Time frame
1. Sales Growth Increase sales revenue and gross profit.
Control direct and indirect operational costs.
Sales team is directly involved. Will have achievable time period of 6 months.
2. Growth in Market
Maintain or increase market share
Introduce new, improved products. Innovative products can help maintain or increase market share. Safeguard your distribution channels by keeping the shelves full of popular and new products
Managers are performing key role in the growth. Will have achievable time period of 1 year.
3. Increase Customers
Maintain superior product and service quality standards.
Improve customer loyalty by knowing their preferences (e.g. by
Human Resource team is
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customer surveys) and working toward total customer satisfaction
involved directly. Will have achievable time period 8 months.
4. Maintain Goodwill Australian Hardware
Establish Australian Hardware’s reputation as a socially and environmentally responsible company.
Encourages brand Loyalty. When you feel good about a company, you want to do business with them again and again. Therefore Improving the value of the Business.
1.
Overall company needs to be involved in the performance.
Will have achievable time period of more than a year.
Relevant
PART C: PRESENTATION OF AUSTRALIAN HARDWARE FINANCIAL
ANALYSIS – 10%
In PART C, you are required to prepare a presentation to communicate and consult with relevant
stakeholders on the organisation’s financial analysis report findings and discuss the critical issues
such as organisational details, business strategies, marketing strategies and analysis, operational
plan, and financial plan.
Present the key points of the report verbally in order to demonstrate your communication skills as well
as the ability to explain your recommendations on budgets, financial analysis findings and deal with
questions.
• Your presentation will be a PowerPoint presentation of 15-20 slides using the critical elements
of the presentation structure. You may not use more than 20 slides.
• Include a list of reference or sources that you may have used to prepare the presentation.
• Marking weights for the presentation is within the marking criteria table below.
• You are also required to attach the presentation slides at the end of the assessment as
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MARKING CRITERIA TABLE
The learner will be assessed on the following Marks Allocated Marks received
Explain organisational mission, vision and objectives 1 0
Explain the statutory requirements 1 0
Review and judgement on financial performance 1 0
Revision on budgets 1 0
Recommendations on changes on budget 1 0
Review on financial software 1 0
Financial forecasts and strategies 1 0
Ensure due diligence 1 0
Other recommendations 1 0
Slides submission 1 0
TOTAL MARKS 10 0
Comments by Trainer & Assessor
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Attach Presentation Slides in this section.
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All the same info presented on presentation, which does not meet any
criteria. Did not simplify, did not use any more, explanation not clear.
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