Management Accounting for Enhancing Corporate Values and Strengthening Operations

This DIXONTECH course provides an advanced understanding of management accounting as a strategic tool for enhancing corporate value and strengthening operational performance. It emphasizes the integration of financial and non financial data to support decision making, performance improvement, and long-term sustainability. Participants will learn to apply management accounting techniques to optimize costs, improve efficiency, and drive value creation across business units.

TRAINING TOPICS

• Role of management accounting in value creation
• Cost management and performance analysis
• Strategic decision-making using management accounting tools
• Operational control and financial integration
• Business performance and value enhancement frameworks

BY THE END OF THIS TRAINING COURSE, DELEGATES WILL BE ABLE TO

• Apply management accounting techniques to business decisions
• Link financial data with operational performance indicators
• Evaluate profitability and performance across functions
• Implement effective cost and value management systems
• Support strategic planning and corporate value enhancement
• Strengthen financial control and accountability
• Develop performance driven reporting structures

TRAINING IS TAILORED TO

• Financial controllers and accountants
• Management and cost accountants
• Business analysts and planning professionals
• Finance and operations managers
• Department heads responsible for budgeting and control
• Executives seeking strategic financial insight

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training uses interactive workshops, financial simulations, and case-based learning. Participants analyze real business cases to understand how management accounting supports strategy, operations, and corporate governance. The program integrates group exercises, scenario analysis, and dashboard modeling for hands on experience in enhancing value creation.

DAY 1

FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AND VALUE CREATION

• Role of management accounting in modern organizations
• Linking accounting information with corporate strategy
• Key performance indicators (KPIs) for value creation
• Differences between management and financial accounting
• Value based management concepts and principles
• Strategic cost management framework
• Case study: management accounting’s role in business growth

DAY 2

COST MANAGEMENT AND PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS

• Identifying cost drivers and cost behavior patterns
• Applying activity-based costing (ABC) systems
• Cost volume profit (CVP) and break-even analysis
• Fixed vs. variable cost management techniques
• Allocating overhead and indirect costs effectively
• Analyzing product and customer profitability
• Workshop: cost optimization for performance improvement

DAY 3

STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING USING MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING TOOLS

•   Using management accounting for operational decisions
•   Budgetary control and variance analysis
•   Make or buy and outsourcing decisions
•   Pricing and product mix optimization techniques
•   Investment appraisal and capital budgeting tools
•   Risk assessment and sensitivity analysis in decisions
•   Case study: evaluating strategic alternatives through accounting data

DAY 4

OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS

•   Designing performance measurement frameworks
•   Balanced scorecard and strategic control tools
•   Linking operations performance with financial outcomes
•   Responsibility centers and performance reporting
•   Benchmarking and continuous improvement systems
•   Forecasting and variance interpretation for control
•   Workshop: developing an integrated performance dashboard

DAY 5

VALUE ENHANCEMENT AND STRATEGIC INTEGRATION

• Aligning management accounting with corporate strategy
• Measuring and managing value drivers
• Integrating sustainability and ESG performance indicators
• Financial and non financial synergy in decision making
• Communicating results for strategic impact
• Corporate performance reporting and analytics tools
• Final project: building a management accounting strategy for value creation