ACC221:FINANCIAL CONTROL

L:3 T:2 P:0 Credits:5

Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to

CO1 :: examine drivers and analyze the cause-and-effect link between cost drivers and incurred
costs.

CO2 :: outline alternate frameworks for organizational control to ensure compliance

CO3 :: employ the implication of incessant enhancement in accomplishing operational proficiency

through enrichments in quality.
CO4 :: examine cost information for effective product pricing and cost management.

CO5 :: evaluate how internal controls are employed to effectively manage business resources and
mitigate risks.
CO6 :: evaluate the innumerable possibilities of connecting cutting-edge technologies for effective
business data management.

Unit I
Measurement concepts : cost behavior and cost objects, actual and normal costs, standard costs,
absorption (full) costing, variable (direct) costing, joint and by-product costing
Unit II
Costing systems : job order costing, process costing, activity based costing, life cycle costing,
operation costing, backflush costing
Unit III
Overhead costs : fixed and variable overhead expenses, plant wide versus departmental overhead,
determination of allocation base, allocation of service department costs
Supply chain management : lean manufacturing, enterprise resource planning (ERP), theory of
constraints and throughput costing, capacity management and analysis
Unit IV
Business process improvement : value chain analysis, value added concepts, process analysis,
activity based management, continuous improvement concepts, best practice analysis, cost of quality
analysis, efficient accounting processes
Governance, risk and compliance : internal control structure and management philosophy, internal
control policies for safeguarding and assurance, internal control risk, corporate governance, external
audit requirements
Unit V
Systems controls and security measures : general accounting system controls, application and
transaction controls, network controls, backup controls, business continuity planning
Unit VI
Technology and analytics : information systems, data governance, technology enabled finance
transformation, data analytics

Text Books:
1. FINANCIAL PLANNING, PERFORMANCE AND ANALYTICS by VARUN JAIN, MILES
PUBLICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
References:
1. FINANCIAL PLANNING, PERFORMANCE AND ANALYTICS by BRIAN HOCK AND LYNN
RODEN, HOCK INTERNATIONAL

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