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Accounting and financial management (3 cr)

Code: BE16EF01-3003

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2022 - 23.10.2022

Timing

24.10.2022 - 18.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Bioeconomy

Campus

Ekenäs, Raseborgsvägen 9

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in bioeconomy

Teachers

  • Veronika Bäckman

Groups

  • BE21DA-E
    Agrolog (YH), h21, Bioekonomi, dagstudier
  • BE21DS-E
    Skogsbruksingenjör (YH), h21, Bioekonomi, dagstudier

Objective

The student
- knows what is meant by good accounting ethics
- can perform basic accounting and track the cash flow of natural resources
- knows the requirements for tax accounting
- is aware of the entrepreneur's obligations to report and pay VAT, employer contributions and statutory insurance
- can evaluate a company's financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) and assess the need for changes in business strategy
- knows the overall purpose of financial management
- can perform and evaluate various cost and revenue analyses taking into account sustainability, profitability and efficiency
- understands the importance of using key figures in evaluating a business
- knows how to assess and take into account risks in a business
- can make an appropriate budget for a business

Content

Fundamentals of accounting in legislation and applicable tax laws:
- Accounting ethics
- Basics of double-entry accounting
- Notification and payment of VAT, employer performance and statutory insurance
- The financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) related to income tax
Fundamentals of financial management for small businesses:
- The purpose of financial management
- The most important methods and tools of financial control
- Cost and revenue analyzes taking into account sustainability, profitability and efficiency
- Important financial indicators
- Risks with business operations
- Exercise in budgeting and calculation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

No previous knowledge required