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The transformation of the finance function: cost management for accountants!
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posted on 2015-02-25, 14:51 authored by Ian HerbertTraditionally, management accountants have been the people encouraging operations staff to work more efficiently and to save money. Nowadays, the pressure of staying competitive in a globalised world is putting the finance function itself under the spotlight. Accountants need to demonstrate that they can also reduce their own operating costs and properly support their customers, the frontline business units.
In the first of two articles, Ian Herbert of Loughborough University looks at cost management within the context of the finance function. The second article will explore the philosophy and techniques of ‘Lean’ working in business support functions.
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Business
Published in
Financial Management -London-Volume
2014Issue
AugustPages
46 - 49 (4)Citation
HERBERT, I., 2014. The transformation of the finance function: cost management for accountants! Financial Management magazine, August, pp. 46 - 49.Publisher
Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2014Notes
Closed access. This article was published in Financial Management magazine and the website is at: http://www.cimaglobal.com/ISSN
1471-9185Language
- en