This document contains instructions for 7 assignments for an accounting course. The assignments involve analyzing accounting systems, organizational performance, cash basis accounting and taxes, and the controller's role in investor relations. Students are asked to complete written papers or presentations in APA format on topics such as the roles of the financial controller, operational accounting systems, using financial data to evaluate organizational performance, developing recommendations to improve an organization, discussing cash basis accounting and tax strategies, and the controller's role in sustaining investor relations.

1. FIN 585 Week 1 Assignment Role of the
Controller (2 Papers)
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Select an organization with which you are familiar.
Create a 700- to 1,050-word paper or 16- to 24-slide presentation
using a modality of your choice.
Describe the following:
The organization including its profit/nonprofit status.
Manufacturing/service type.
The roles and responsibilities of the financial controller.
The major stakeholders of your chosen organization.
The controller's role in communicating financial information with
identified stakeholders.
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
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FIN 585 Week 2 Assignment Operational
Accounting Systems (2 Papers)
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Create a 700- to 1,050-word paper or 16- to 24-slide presentation
using a modality of your choice.
Explain the differences between the following:
Job Costing
Process Costing
Standard Costing
Direct Costing
Throughput Costing
Activity Based Costing
Target Costing
Describe each of the accounting systems.
Give an example of a company or industry that might use each system
and explain why they use it.
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FIN 585 Week 3 Assignment Holyard Industry
Organizational Performance Report
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3. Choose one of the following as the category of industry in which
Holyard does business:
Manufacturing
Service
Transportation
Technology
Legal services
Automotive
Or one approved by your instructor
Use the information in the Holyard Industry Microsoft® Excel® sheet
to evaluate how the various ratios and variances relate to the financial
statement. Solve for (calculate) the unknown information required to
complete the financial statements.
Reconstruct the Holyard Industry balance sheet and income statement
using the information given in the spreadsheet.
Measure the efficiency of the organization by comparing the ratios for
the company with a major competitor and the industry.
Write your response in a 700- to 1,050-word paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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FIN 585 Week 4 Assignment Organization
Performance Recommendation
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Go to the Library and navigate to Company Directories and
Financials located under Library Resources.
Click on Business Source Complete: SWOT Analyses and choose an
organization.

4. Use the SWOT analysis associated with the organization you selected
to evaluate the organization's operational performance.
Develop a 1,050- to 1,575-word plan to capitalize on the strengths the
organization and mitigate any weaknesses.
Discuss how to measure improvement by using decision-making
techniques, such as balanced scorecard, decision trees, Monte Carlo
analysis, or real options.
Include recommendations for the future direction of the organization
based on your analysis and plan. Explain the value your plan could
bring to the organization.
Include citations.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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FIN 585 Week 5 Team Assignment Controller
and Employees
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Discuss with your team the importance of reducing turnover and
supervising employees in your organization, mentioning your
organization's name.
Include the following, and how you would perform this in your
organization:
How to recruit good talent.
How to keep good talent.
How to handle under-performing employees.
How to keep employees motivated.
Each student must post a direct response to the Discussion Statement
as well as two peer responses. Instructor will set up a discussion

5. thread in the team discussion area below for this discussion to take
place.
After the discussion, as a team prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper or
16- to 24-slide presentation using a modality of your choice to
summarize the best practices of the team and draw a conclusion.
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
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FIN 585 Week 6 Assignment Cash Basis
Accounting And Taxes
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Discuss with your team Cash Basis Accounting and its impact on tax
strategies. Your team is starting a new manufacturing business. Name
your business and mention the product that you are producing.
Include the following:
• Why would I choose cash basis accounting versus accrual
accounting for this business? What are the pros and cons to each one
for your new business?
• How would choosing cash basis accounting versus accrual
accounting impact the various tax strategies for your new
organization? Discuss the pros and cons for your organization.
• Give an example of an organization or industry that uses cash basis
accounting.
Each student must post a direct response to the Discussion Statement
as well as two peer responses. Instructor will set up a discussion
thread in the Team folders for this discussion to take place.

6. After the discussion, the team is to write a 700- to 1,050-word paper
or 16- to 24-slide presentation using a modality of your choice to
summarize the team's opinion and draw a conclusion.
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
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document or Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation.
FIN 585 Week 6 AssignmentThe Controller and
Investor Relations
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Choose an organization with which you are familiar.
Create a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper or 24- to 32-slide presentation
using a modality of your choice. Include the following:
• Determine financial strategies to sustain investor relations.
• Develop alternative tax strategies that support shareholder interests
for the executive team to consider.
• Consider issues like dividend policy, capital investment policy,
preemptive rights, and marketing financial securities to investors.
• Consider enhancing stock value and the controller's role throughout
the entire process.
Address the following:
• What type of investor does your selected organization appeal to?
• What strategies align with the desired class of investor?
• What are some other issues to consider such as capital investment
policy, preemptive rights, and marketing financial securities to
investors?
• What kind of capital investment strategy does the organization
employ?

7. • How does the organization deal with preemptive rights of existing
shareholders?
• Does the organization's tax strategy minimize its tax liabilities on its
earning or does it pass responsibility for taxes to its shareholders?
Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.
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Microsoft® Word document or Microsoft® PowerPoint®
presentation.