The Dilemma of an Accountant Studying the ethic case the dilemma is whether Dan Potter‚ who was assigned to an audit assignment should go by the audit and guidelines or whether he should disregard the ethical standards and continue to follow the instructions of his immediate boss. Dan Potter is working as a staff accountant at Baker Greenleaf. Dan final had an opportunity on first major audit assignment. This assignment required him to work under the supervision of his senior‚ Oliver Freeman‚ on
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wanted to conceal increased cost of sales by 2.3% from Head office in the financial accounts for 6 Months. He asked me to hide it and then divide and absorb it in next few months to hide the impact. I did not agree on this and showed the true and fair picture in Financial Reports. What did you learn from this experience and how will it influence your future behavior in the workplace? If I would have acted upon on the order of General Manager and decreased the cost of sale by 2.3%‚ it would
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The ethical dilemma in this case is one that Daniel Potter is faced with. Daniel is a staff accountant at a Big Eight accounting firm‚ Baker Greenleaf. He was given the duty of performing an audit on a wholly-owned real estate subsidiary (Sub) of a long-standing and important client of his firm. Oliver Freeman is Daniel’s project manager. Oliver is the one that gave Daniel the task of performing the audit‚ and he is expecting a clean opinion from Daniel on the analysis of the Sub in
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Abstract Forensic accountant have the important task of analyzing‚ investigating and determine and discrepancies with any form of financial report‚ earning‚ fraud and hinting asset. To perform such task the individual much be accurate‚ patience and have a love for number‚ also helping people to dispute‚ recover and discovery any financial wrongdoing. The top five important and essential skills a forensic accountant would need to be successful in their line of work are knowledge
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As an Assistant accountant in the Organisation the value I have added is to a greater extent in my first 3 weeks of placement. When doing the General administration things such as filling‚ customer service and customer handling I have been able to reduce the workload from my senior accountant. He is able to use this time for the completion of some other task instead. I have been managing the internal needs of the company‚ which has resulted in a smoother operation of the organisation as a whole
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What is the role of an accountant? The role of an accountant is generally described as someone who handles the financial records of the business and prepares the financial statements for them. There are different types of accountants though‚ and this essay looks at what roles these are in particular‚ looking at how they are similar and how they differ from each other. This essay will look at the role of the accountant in smaller businesses‚ like family businesses‚ and the wider business environment
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Week 3 Homework 16-26 Weaknesses in Jameson Company ’s Internal control procedures: INGREDIENTS INVENTORY 1. The raw materials are received by one of the employees of the batching department and it is only at the end of the day that tallies are given to the inventory control department. Reason: There is no control to ensure that the actual raw material signed in is actually received and used. 2. The inventory control department uses weekly reports of production and standard formula to
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Financial management L. Fung AC3059‚ 2790059 2012 Undergraduate study in Economics‚ Management‚ Finance and the Social Sciences This is an extract from a subject guide for an undergraduate course offered as part of the University of London International Programmes in Economics‚ Management‚ Finance and the Social Sciences. Materials for these programmes are developed by academics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). For more information‚ see: www.londoninternational
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Accounting is more than just adding numbers and being good at math. Accountants have to “ensure that financial records are accurate and that taxes are paid properly on time.” (Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS]‚ 2012‚ para. 1). There are several different types of accounting. These types include‚ auditors‚ forensic‚ public‚ tax professional‚ financial advisor‚ and consultants. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to become an accountant. You have to go through years of school to earn your degree‚ already
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Recommendation for an Internal Accountant Recommendation for an Internal Accountant Internal Auditing is an independent‚ objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations (What is internal auditing?‚ 2010). Internal accounting control is a series of procedures designed to promote and protect sound management practices‚ both general and financial that will increase the likelihood that: * Financial information is reliable‚ so that managers
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