Discuss the factors that inhibit and facilitate the auditor’s adoption of such advanced technologies.

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Disruptive technology plays a vital role in today’s audit profession. It is changing the way
business is conducted and data is analysed. Developments in artificial intelligence, data
analytics, blockchain and robotics, etc. are transforming the roles of auditors. While
widespread consensus exists amongst professional bodies and the broader research
community, on the potentially transformative role of automation and disruptive information
and communications technology (ICT) on the practice of audit professionals , several factors affect the profession’s ability to
embrace these technological advancements (Ferri, et al., 2020).
You are required to critically evaluate the opportunities and challenges associated with
technological disruption in the audit profession. Discuss the factors that inhibit and facilitate
the auditor’s adoption of such advanced technologies. Your arguments must be supported with
real-life organisational examples, relevant examples from the Covid-19 pandemic, scholarly
literature and other relevant sources (e.g. professional accounting reports, newsletters,
newspaper articles, etc.).

Explore the impacts of covid 19 and how that has effected retail (shops closing, not being able to make money)

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Needs intro, abstract (250 words), lit review, methodology, data and analysis, conclusion and reference list. Word count doesn’t start until chapter 1.

want to explore the impacts of covid 19 and how that has effected retail (shops closing, not being able to make money)

Need to include references (no websites) single spacing.

Needs intro, abstract (250 words), lit review, methodology, data and analysis, conclusion and reference list. Word count doesn’t start until chapter 1.

want to explore the impacts of covid 19 and how that has effected retail (shops closing, not being able to make money) explore the unpreparedness of UK and what longterm effects will covid have.

Explain why this quantitative method was appropriate for your research question, what ethical issues you needed to consider, state that you have gained ethical approval from the module lecturers, and any problems you encountered and resolved.

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Title should be : knife crime prevention methods within the youth
Organisation of quantitative portfolio
You should organise your report under the following headings:

a) Title of report: Research question
b) Short literature review
Your literature review should identify 4 research studies and explain how they inform your research question. Questions to address: What are the key findings from the research studies? What gaps do the studies leave that your research question will fill?
c) Methodology
Your methodology should describe what you did and the methods you used. You need to briefly outline your sample and recruitment strategy, explain why this quantitative method was appropriate for your research question, what ethical issues you needed to consider, state that you have gained ethical approval from the module lecturers, and any problems you encountered and resolved.
d) Findings
Through numerical and graphical presentation, you need to identify the key findings of your research. Illustrate how your quantitative data address your research topic/question.
e) Discussion and Conclusion
Briefly sum up your key research findings and how they filled the gap set out in your literature review. Outline the extent to which you were able to answer your research question and identify any reasons why it could not be fully answered (including concerns with reliability, validity, and representativeness). What could researchers do next time to get a fuller answer to the question?
f) References
Using Harvard style you must list the sources you refer to in your report. A guide to Harvard referencing style can be found here: g)
g) Appendix
Please note: References and Appendix are excluded from total word count but they are essential to the completion of the assessment.
The 5 questions are:

1. Do you think that teaching about knife crimes in schools would help decrease the number of crime rates due to knives?
2. Have you even been a victim or been involved with knife crime activities?
3. The police should do more to tackle knife crime amongst young people.
4. To what extent do you feel social media paints an accurate image on what knife crime really is?
5. Do you feel like there are enough crime prevention measures within your community?

Discuss the Importance of Ratios in Hospitality

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Discuss the Importance of Ratios in Hospitality

In your OWN WORDS, explain what professional skepticism means. Feel free to use an example if it helps.

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1.In your OWN WORDS, explain what professional skepticism means. Feel free to use an example if it helps.

3. For each of the 3 scenarios, exert your professional skepticism in evaluating the situation. Answer the following:
a) Consider (and describe) different possibilities for what is happening. That is, what is causing the audit client to behave in this particular way? Describe all possibilities you can think of, from “legitimate” to “nefarious” reasons/causes.

b) Now that you’ve considered what could be happening – both “good and bad” – what are you most concerned with happening? That is, what is the prominent risk(s)? Explain.

c) As the auditor in the scenario, what would you do? How do you address the issue at hand and reduce your (and the audit firm’s) audit risk?

d) Of course, as an auditor you’re always dealing with other people. In this scenario, how would you try to manage the “interpersonal” dynamics? What do you do to maintain a good auditor-client working relationship, etc.?

Explain how you derive the computed answers and what those numbers and findings mean to the company and external stakeholders.

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Read the Part Five Integrative Case on pages 491–493 in the textbook. You will be using information from chapters 14–15 as well as prior knowledge gained in chapters 11–13 to compute and provide results that answer the assigned questions in the Part Five Integrative Case. At this point, you should be able to analyze and compute data and provide a comprehensive Word document articulating your findings in great detail. The final paper should be a minimum of five pages and should explain how you derive the computed answers and what those numbers and findings mean to the company and external stakeholders.

Compare and contrast financial and managerial accounting.

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Write a 750 – 1250 word paper on the following topic:

Compare and contrast financial and managerial accounting. Provide one specific, real-life example of how either financial accounting helps external stakeholders make informed decisions or how managerial accounting helps managers to improve operational and financial performance.

Develop a strategy for a given company to reach its revenue goals that addresses decision making, costing approaches, outsourcing, and fraud detection.

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Based on your knowledge of accounting and financial, prepare a 10–12 page report in which you:

As the consultant, create an argument to present to the CEO that suggests accounting and financial management knowledge and skills will be essential to the company’s success and stability over the next five years. Provide support for the argument.
Suggest to the CEO how the company’s stakeholders (investors, lenders, and employees) will use financial statement information and ratio calculations to make key determinations related to the financial condition and operational efficiency of the company. Provide support for the rationale.
Given the strategy to increase revenue during the five-year plan period, which will need to be achieved through expansion and capital expenditures, determine which capital budgeting ratio is appropriate for Durango to evaluate its proposals for capital expenditures, such as NPV, IRR, etc. Defend the position.
For the company to improve its operational efficiency, recommend which production departments should use process, job order, and activity-based costing—all three of which must be implemented within Durango. Defend the choice for each department.
The CEO would like to consider outsourcing manufacturing operations if labor can be supplied cheaper overseas than in the United States. Create an argument for or against outsourcing the manufacturing operation to a foreign country. The argument should include key points that support the position. The key points should address economic and business management aspects related to outsourcing.
Predict the economic and business environment over the next five years, indicating at least two ways it may affect Durango’s ability to achieve the desired 10% growth in revenue. Provide support for the prediction.
Formulate a strategy to improve the opportunities for Durango to reach its revenue goals (i.e., increase revenue by 10% within five years).
Assess the potential for fraud within Durango based on the lack of IT controls, and determine at least two ways Durango will structure its internal IT controls to ensure that such controls are effective in detecting fraudulent transactions.
Use at least six quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Develop a strategy for a given company to reach its revenue goals that addresses decision making, costing approaches, outsourcing, and fraud detection.

March 1st, 2021 Assignment: KPI’s-Key Performance Indicators Date Due: March 22,2021-Submitted to profhier@gmail.com Your assignment is the following: 1) Explain the definition of a Key Performance Indicator (KPI). What makes a useful KPI? 2) List 9 specific key performance indicators that a CFO might use to evaluate the past results or use to evaluate estimated future performances. a. A minimum of 4 of the KPIs must not use only financial data but must include some operational data. For example, the numerator and denominator can be the following: 1. Both financial data (max 5) 2. One can be non-financial and the other financial 3. Both can be non-financial 4. One KPI does not have to have a numerator or denominator (# of lost customers or EBITDA) b. Make sure for each KPI you explain briefly what the KPI measures and why you feel as CFO that this can be a key performance indicator. Example: HOSPITAL ROOM UTILIZATION KPI Patient days/available patient days or 80 beds used on average for the year =29,200 patient days divided by 100 beds available or 36,500 available days = 80% utilization. This measures the % of patient rooms being used during a given period (mth). A decrease in the utilization means a lower return on assets and less operating profit. Assune that the operating profit breakeven point is 70% utilization. c. Make sure you list the industry that you are using for your KPIs. (An idea is to use the company you work for or had worked for and assume that you are the CFO of that company Assume that you are creating KPIs for your actual company. You do not have to tell me the company name but only the industry so I can make sense of your KPIs and make sure it is relevant to that industry.) 3) Make sure you list references as usual. There are NO minimum words-you will be graded based you following the above 3 listed requirements and the overall quality of your work. Professor R. Hierbaum

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Your assignment is the following:

  • Explain the definition of a Key Performance Indicator (KPI). What makes a useful KPI?
  • List 9 specific key performance indicators that a CFO might use to evaluate the past results or use to evaluate estimated future performances.
  1. A minimum of 4 of the KPIs must not use only financial data but must include some operational data. For example, the numerator and denominator can be the following:
  2. Both financial data (max 5)
  3. One can be non-financial and the other financial
  4. Both can be non-financial
  5. One KPI does not have to have a numerator or denominator (# of lost customers or EBITDA)
  6. Make sure for each KPI you explain briefly what the KPI measures and why you feel as CFO that this can be a key performance indicator.

 

 

Conduct a brand audit and develop a conceptual map for the brand

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You are to take the role of a brand consultant and develop a brand revitalisation strategy and a communication plan to generate better engagement for a consumer or corporate brand of your choosing (this could be the organisation you work for). Your strategy for revitalising the brand image will serve as a springboard for converting the engagement into new customers and more revenue, as well as retaining and building loyalty with existing customers.
1. An executive summary of no more than 200 words. [5 marks]
2. An introduction to the report specifying the chosen corporate brand, its business, the chosen country/region and a summary of key proposals made within the report. [10 Marks]
3. A situation analysis of the relevant industry/sector in the chosen country region (clearly identify this in the introduction) from macro and micro perspectives. This should result in the identification of key strategic issues with respect to the problems described in the background. [15 Marks]
4. Conduct a brand audit and develop a conceptual map for the brand (based on secondary research). Explain the key perceptions and associations of the brand and evaluate these critically (e.g. strength vs. weakness). [15 Marks]
5. Identify and describe the characteristics of the brand’s main current customers. Further, develop two profiles (personas) of potential target audiences (i.e. a group of people who are likely to be future customers), so that they can be targeted through a subsequent communications campaign. [15 Marks]
6. Analyse the media landscape of your chosen market in relation to your two profiles from the preceding task – what media are available, what sort of reach and influence do these have on your profiles? Discuss specific media that are of relevance (e.g. Instagram, radio channels, specific trade magazines) instead of grouping them together (e.g. as social media). [15 Marks]
7. Propose a detailed communications strategy (start by specifying a set of objectives) on how you intend to engage these two targeted audiences with a view to ultimately recruiting them as customers/clients. Using the knowledge of your target audiences, their profiles, and your analysis of the media landscape, create a customer journey map for each profile to summarise and present your communications strategy – this will show what type of message, method, medium you will utilise to engage the audience (potential customers) at each relevant touch-point. [20 Marks]
8. Provide a summary of what relevant metrics and performance evaluation mechanisms you will incorporate into your communications strategy –