The use of big data and smart technology by the sales and marketing function of an organisation is most likely to be associated with which of the following?

Company T needs to update its forecast for the remaining 9 months of the financial year to comply with its bank financing convenants. There is a debate between the manufacturing department, which wants to replace some large equipment within the next six months, and the finance function, which wants to ensure that sufficient reserves have built up to fund the purchase outright rather than exploring further financing options. Which conflicting factors are the two departments debating?

 Select ALL that apply.

Which of the following functions is responsible for the preparation of a company ' s statutory accounts?

Which one of the following structures primarily suits a nationwide business with three product lines; for example, soup, condiments and baby food?

Organisation X is 6 months into an overhaul in its supply chain management and production process.

 The organisation aims to prevent errors before they occur, demands participation by all, including customers and suppliers, and the structure is driven by the entire Board of Directors. Which method of management has Organisation X adopted?

E ' s manager is concerned about bullying in the organisation and has asked E to report on the situation.

As a result, E has carried out the following work;

• Collected data of the numbers of complaints made

• Produced a bar chart based on incidences in different departments

• Interviewed a sample of employees

• Calculated the cost of employees being away from work sick due to bullying

Which of the pieces of work that E has carried out is qualitative analysis?

An individual works for Organisation A. They are responsible for collating financial information from all the local County primary schools in order to report budgetary requirements for the next financial year.

An individual works for Organisation B. They are responsible for collating financial information from all the local charity shops in order to report donation items and items sold.

An individual works for Organisation C. They are responsible for counting and recording raw materials stock, work in progress and finished goods stock on a monthly basis for the managers to report on rates of stock wastage and pilferage at the monthly board meeting.

For each of the organisations above, match them with the relevant sector below.

Place ' Management accountant ' or ' Financial accounant ' next to each of the following statements according to which applies.

There are various roles within the finance and accounting function. A trainee accountant first joining the profession can take some time learning the different aspects of each before making a decision on specialising in any particular direction.

Below are different components of the finance function. Match these with the examples of responsibilities listed.

The psychological contract is by nature: