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Indexing management accounts
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
Monthly commitments sheet
Monthly commitments sheet In order for your management accounts to be as accurate as possible, you make adjustments for expenses that have been incurred but not yet invoiced (accruals). In theory, you should be able to identify any expense commitment... Read more
Staff time analysis
Staff time analysisIn a perfect world, sales and customer-facing staff would spend 100% of their work time generating revenue for your business. But this isn't possible in the real world. A costed snapshot of time spent on non-revenue generating acti... Read more
Internal control checklist
Internal control checklistOne of the keys to improving profits is reducing leakage through inefficient processes and managing undue risks in the business. As an accountant it's your responsibility to establish and maintain internal controls.Key questi... Read more
Analysing financial statements
Analysing financial statementsIf you are asked to comment on the finances of a potential new customer you should download a copy of their latest financial statements from Companies House. What should you do next?Full set neededWhatever the filing req... Read more
Letter to employee concerning student loan deductions
Letter to employee concerning student loan deductionsIf an employee with a student loan has informed you that they've just paid off the balance of their loan with a lump sum, you still need to continue to make deductions. Use our letter to make the po... Read more
Monthly financial timetable
Monthly financial timetableThe speed with which you are able to close the books is a very good indicator of the efficiency of the company's financial procedures. Fast closing also saves time, money and resources and enables you to add value in other w... Read more
Organisation chart
Organisation chartAccountants are often also line managers, leading a team of accounting staff. Your accounts department will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of thousands of transactions, even in a small business. But whatever t... Read more
Z score calculator
Z score calculatorThe "Z" score of a business has a 70% to 80% accuracy in predicting whether it is likely to become insolvent within two years. This could be a particularly useful tool to help evaluate your company's financial health and that of its cu... Read more
Tax reconciliation report
Tax reconciliation reportQuite often, the figure given by the company's tax advisors is different to your provision for Corporation Tax (CT) in the management accounts. How do you go about reconciling the two numbers?Tax treatmentIf there's a significa... Read more
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