Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Major Roles in Financial
Management and Individuals
Involved
Finance is an act or process of raising or
providing funds. (www.merriam-
webster.com>finance)
Finance is the science and art of
managing money. (Gitman & Zutter,
2012)
•Finance is applicable wherever there is
cash flow.
• Cash flow plays a vital role in
determining the firm’s financial health;
its ability to produce sufficient cash to
pay its obligations when due.
• Financial Management refers to strategic planning,
acquiring, directing, and controlling of financial
undertakings in an organization in a way that it achieves
its goal.