ACCA F5 Performance Management

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is a highly respected professional qualification, which equips students for a successful career in accountancy. It is a postgraduate qualification, which provides access and exemption to students who wish to pursue their studies at Masters level.

To aim of the ACCA F5 Performance management is to develop knowledge and skills in the application of management accounting techniques to quantitative and qualitative information for planning, decision-making, performance evaluation, and control.

This is the next level of progression for those that have completed the AAT level 4 and are looking to achieve chartered status.

On successful completion of this paper, candidates

should be able to:

• Explain and apply cost accounting techniques


• Select and appropriately apply decision-making techniques to facilitate
  
  business decisions and promote efficient and effective use of scarce business resources, appreciating the risks and uncertainty inherent in business and controlling those risks


• Identify and apply appropriate budgeting techniques and methods for planning and control


• Use standard costing systems to measure and control business performance and to
  
  identify remedial action


• Identify and discuss performance management information and measurement
  
  systems and assess the performance of an organisation from both a financial and non-financial viewpoint, appreciating the problems of controlling divisionalised businesses and the importance of allowing for external aspects

Aimed at students who have completed their AAT level 4 with work experience in an industry environment. A membership of ACCA and copy of certificates will be required.

Chartered Accounting Status

Professional level ACCA papers

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