Course Description : With the help of financial data ,managers make decisions regarding day to day activities in the organization.Management Accounting helps in taking the right decisions.it is concerned with providing information to managers,that is ,people in an organization who direct and control its operation. Management accounting is much broader than financial accounting because it includes aspects of managerial economices,industrial engineering ,and management science.However,Management accounting and financial accounting are part of the total accounting information System.The content of Management accounting system is driven by the needs of the financial accounting system. A firm’s profitability is of interest to investors but managers need to know the profitability of individual products. Thus ,it has become essential for all students planning a career in business management to have a strong foundation of the concepts and techniques in financial and management accounting. Course Objectives : 1.Develop Planning skills and monitoring skills in financial and management accounting functions effectively so that they can apply the appropriate Management strategy to face the challenges in the company 2.Analysis Fund flow ,Cash flow analysis ,Budgetary Control ,standard costing and strategies involved in decision alternative choices. Unit 1 - Introduction to Management Accounting Meaning of Management Accounting ,Roles of Management Accounting The Decision Making Process ,Management Accounting Framework Functions of Management Accounting,Difference Between Financial Accounting and Management Accounting,Objectives of Management Accounting ,Scope Of Management Accounting ,Advantages of Management Accounting,Limitations of Management Accounting Characteristics or Nature of Management Accounting ,Important tools and techniques used in management accounting,Balanced scorecard ,Strategy Mapping,Cost Management System (CMS) ,Differences between financial accounting and strategic cost management,Management information and control systems ,Cost management system,Gap Analysis and assess improvements and Value added Unit 2- Financial Statement Analysis Techniques of Financial Statement Analysis, Meaning and Classification of ratios, Du pont chart, Advantages of Ratio Analysis , Limitations of Ratio Analysis Unit 3- Funds Flow Analysis Examples of Current Assets and Current Liabilities, Meaning of Funds Flow Statement, Objective of Preparing a Fund Flow Statement, Significance and Importance of Funds Flow Statement, Limitations of Funds Flow Statement, General Rules for Preparing Funds Flow Statement, Analysing changes in working capital , Computing funds from operations Identifying sources and applications of funds , Preparing the Fund Flow Statement Interpretation of Funds Flow Statement Unit 4- Cash Flow Analysis Meaning of Cash Flow Analysis , Objectives of Cash Flow Analysis , Preparation of Cash Flow Statement , Format of Cash Flow Statement, Cash Flow from Operating Activities, Direct Method, Indirect Method , Cash generated from operations , Computation of net cash flow from operating activities ,Computation of net increase in cash and cash equivalent , Difference Between Cash Flow Analysis and Fund Flow Analysis Unit 5- Understanding Cost Meaning of Cost, Costing, Cost Accounting and Cost Accountancy, Difference between Costing and Cost Accounting, Objectives of Cost Accounting, Objections Against Cost Accounting, General Principles of Cost Accounting, Evolution and Development of Cost Accounting, Methods of Costing, Cost Center, Profit centres, Investment centres Cost compare