Accounting for Managers

Introduction
Accounting-Meaning and definition, Nature, Need, objectives, Importance, Limitations, Users of accounting information, Branches of accounting, Accounting as an information system, Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Accounting Standards-Need, objectives and Advantages, International accounting Standards (IAS)

Basics of Financial Accounting
Accounting equation, Systems of Book Keeping, Types of accounts and their Rules, Basics of Journal and ledger, Trial Balance, Final accounts-contents and their preparation

Financial Analysis
Meaning, objectives and types of financial analysis, Tools or techniques of financial analysis-Ratio analysis, Comparative and common size financial statements, Fund Flow analysis and Cash Flow analysis

Cost Accounting-Meaning, Objectives, Importance, Methods, Techniques and systems of costing; Basic Cost Concepts-Elements of cost, classification of costs; Cost sheet; Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis-Meaning, Assumptions, Significance, Break even analysis, Contribution and Marginal cost equation, Profit-Volume ratio, Margin of safety, key factor; Effect of change in the profit factors; Budgeting and Budgetary Control-Meaning, Objectives, Advantages and Limitations, Essentials of effective budgeting, Preliminaries in the Installation of Budget system, Classification of budgets-Functional budgets, Master Budget, Fixed and Flexible budgets, Budget Reports

Contemporary issues/concepts in accounting
Convergence to International financial reporting standards (IFRS); Inflation Accounting, Green Accounting, Carbon Credit Accounting, Human Resources Accounting; Value Based Management; Cost reduction systems-kaizen costing system, Activity Based Costing, Life cycle costing; Zero Base Budgeting (ZBB), Performance Budgeting .