Running head: ACC 201 FINAL PROJECT PART II PROFESSIONAL RELEVANCE ESSAY
ACC 201 Final Project Part II Professional Relevance Essay
Christopher Gouchenouer
Southern New Hampshire University
Professor Stephens
3/3/2019
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Looking to the future and what I will need to accomplish to achieve my goal of becoming
an operations manager of a manufacturing facility, I am very aware of what needs a company has
when considering the position. Operations managers must be able to coordinate and develop
processes or procedures that will elevate the company to maximum net operating profits. The
manager must understand most of the accounting principles for the daily operational duties to be
effectively performed with the purpose of increasing the net income and/or earnings of the
company. The duties of the operations manager will include controlling budgets and costs which
will directly impact the bottom line. The operations manager position not only seeks to maximize
the overall bottom line, but they are trying to maximize the sales/revenue of the business while
understanding the analysis process for reports that will show the sales/financial reports which is
necessary for a person in the position. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss portions of the
accounting cycle that may be used in the operation managers routine that will influence the
business in a positive way.
In the beginning, a person entering into the position of the operations manager will need
to study the accounting journal so that they will be able to evaluate the assets, liabilities, equities
and revenues/expenses. After studying the journal, the manager will be able to recognize wage
expenses within the expense account. The manager will then be able to interpret/manage all wage
expenses so that they will be able to gain a complete understanding of how the wages of the
hourly employees affect the bottom line of the company. An example of this is if the company is
showing a decline in sales then the wage expenses should also show a decrease as well as the
opposite when the sales are showing an increase. The operations manager's job finds a balance
that will maximize the output through managing the resources that are available to them. Other
accounts that the manager may need to recognize while reviewing the journal are the liability and
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interest payable accounts. For all companies, interest could be interpreted as a nuisance to the
business because of the accumulated amounts of the interest that could reach millions if the
company has a large operation. The interest rate may be negotiated up front to help with the
short-term interest levels however, the future interest rates could produce a lower rate that could
cost the company significantly more due to being locked into the negotiated rate. The operations
manager has the authority to refinance current business loans to obtain a lower interest rate that
will save the company money. In the journal,