Management accounting is the process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating financial and statistical information internally to help managers make short-term decisions and pursue organizational goals. Unlike financial accounting reports for external stakeholders, management accounting generates monthly or weekly internal reports for managers showing available cash, sales, orders, debts, inventory, and other statistics to aid in planning, evaluation, and performance control. Management accounting combines accounting, finance, and management tools to improve business efficiency and evaluate management performance.