Paper and Questions

List of Questions

A

Evaluate the financial information system of an organization and discuss the steps that the organization took into consideration when selecting the system.

B

1. Meet with the Director or Manager of the Sales Department of the company you chose and find out what types of sales standards they use and which one is most commonly used.

2. Meet with or talk to the controller of a company and discuss the role that they play in working with the sales department within an organization.

3. Evaluate the cost system of an organization and discuss the purposes of this system.

C

1. When speaking to the Controller of an organization discuss with them what criteria they use when selecting an investment vehicle.

2. Speak to the Controller of an organization and find out what their responsibility is in relation to property, plant, & equipment.

3. Review the internal controls of a company and discuss the significance of those controls in regards to fixed assets.

D

•Review the profitability measures of an organization locally or online and discuss how the organization is performing based upon those measures.

•Review the financial statements of an organization and determine how the organization is performing based upon the ratios that you have learned. Discuss at least 3 ratios.

•Discuss some of the trends that controllers can use in performing trend analysis.

E

•Interview the Controller of an organization and discuss what their main role or task is when analyzing working capital.

•While speaking with the Controller find out if the organization leases any of their property or equipment. If so, have them give examples of what they are leasing.

• Have the Controller discuss the advantages and disadvantages of leasing.