Course Description:

The main aim of management accounting techniques is essentially tomake the business more profitable and predict potential problems. This coursedescribes the particular techniques and uses simplified numerical examples toamplify the points made and bring clarity to the techniques.

The areas covered include:

• Breakeven point and target profits;

• Limiting factors;

• Sunk costs;

• Job costing;

• Absorption and Activity Based Costing (ABC); and

• Standard Costing, Flexible Budgeting and Variance Analysis.

Who the course is aimed at:

The course refers to techniques which are useful for partners andprofessional staff in practice, either to understand the better running oftheir own business or advising clients. It is also a refresher for those in industry.

About the lecturer:

Darrenhas over twenty years of experience in the profession. He was with GrantThornton LLP for several years and then became a Technical Manager withMacintyre Hudson LLP. He is now a freelance lecturer, author and independentaudit file reviewer. He has lectured for many top organisations such as CCH,ICAS, Mercia and Macintyre Advisory Services. He has extensive experience inmany specialist areas such as pension schemes, charities and solicitor audits.Darren presents a wide variety of courses and prides himself on the practicaladvice he dispenses.