Corporate finance

strategy for business (ESB) course will help me develop my skills as a future business leader. I chose the ESB program because it is a distinctive learning experience only possible at Imperial. It incorporates interdisciplinary business themes such as finance, technology and innovation into contemporary economics and strategic thinking. What makes the ESB program unique is that it is highly practical,…

paragraph 6). Qantas’ depreciation policy for leased aircraft differs depending on classification as an operating or finance lease. For an operating lease, the figures are charged directly to the income statement as a yearly expense and therefore would not be tested for depreciation. Assets are considered a finance lease when they meet requirements in paragraph 10 (AASB 117). A finance lease depends on whether the aircraft is returned back to the lessor or remains with the lessee, as to the…

spending huge budgets on establishing abstract concepts such as brand image and customer loyalty, while the nature of Finance is investing in financial assets, which can be explained by figures. It is for such reason that people regard Marketing and Finance as two unrelated, distinctive disciplines. However, I have an entirely different point of view regarding Marketing and Finance after having studied Financial Management in my last year of Associate Degree. The most impressive theory I learned…

As a Business Support Manager at the Department of Social Services (DSS), I provided strategic and operational financial advice to the Executive leadership group and staff. The advice I provided included internal budget queries, financial delegations, compliance and procurement. I managed a budget of over $18 million which involved forming strategic relationships with the Directors (EL2s) and the State Manager. An innovative approach that I utilised for internal budgeting purposes was to…

According to World Bank (2014), there are around 410 depositors per 1000 population in Bangladesh in 2013. Here, depositors include persons who have savings, current, time deposits and loan account in a bank. In another report Bangladesh Bank (2011) revealed ratio between depositors to people stands at 330 per 1000 population in the year 2010. In case of internet users, this ratio is 63 to 1000 (World Bank, 2013). Installation of fiber optic cable in 2006 has Licensed under Creative Common…

summer experience at Bank of America influenced my academic pursuit significantly: it intrigued my interest in pursuing a finance-related career, which later led me to declare a major in Economics. I am particularly interested in Fordham’s graduate program in Financial and Monetary Economics. I have truly enjoyed my undergraduate courses in Economics, especially Corporate Finance and Financial Markets, from which I learned the basics of firms’ investment and financing decisions, risk and…

federal, provincial or territorial, and municipal tax policy. Tax Accountant Job Education Requirements The first step in becoming a tax accountant is earning an undergraduate degree from a four-year university. The degree need not be specific to finance or accounting, but without an educational foundation in these areas, additional training will be necessary. Those interested in a career in tax accounting also need to pass a certification…

I speak of being respectful of corporate culture. We know Wall Street and other large companies do not always have the greatest reputation for being morally upright, as we hear of scandal after scandal in the news. Many times, people in our roles are found complicit in these scandals, as the only other option is whistleblowing and potentially losing their job. It is at this point where my obedience to corporate culture can be tested. Perhaps it is in the corporate culture to take part in an…

gain experience in the bookkeeping work and help to develop more internal controls. Not only will the experience in the field of accounting provide me with knowledge of finance, but the experience working for the City of Dearborn will provide me with the chance to broaden my understanding beyond the typical, beyond corporate finance. The base learning objective I have is expanding my knowledge of accounting for a government entity. Firstly, this means learning the details of fund basis…

Americans aren’t fluent in the in the language of money. While more states are beginning to require some sort of personal finance instruction, there aren’t enough that do so. Just 13 states require students to take a personal finance course or include, the subject in an economics course before they graduate from high school. Meanwhile, 34 states (including those 13) have personal finance within their curriculum guidelines. Others believe that students should not be required to take a financial…