ACC5501 Management Accounting Report on Telstra Group Ltd

ASSIGNMENT FORMAT

The word length of the final written report should be between 900-1000 words (excluding appendix).

Word doc. (not PDF), Font: Arial, Size: 12 point, 1.5-line spacing

Suppose you are working as a team of the management accounting department in one of the companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). A new CEO recently joined your company requires in-depth knowledge of the business for planning and control of the company. You are required by the CEO to find facts, explain the implications of the findings, arrive at conclusions, and give your recommendations by written report submission to the CEO. (Note that this is a business report, not an academic research paper.)

The assigned company is Telstra Group Ltd

Please complete the following on Telstra:

Executive Summary, Company and Background, Cost management,

Executive summary (300 words)

Thought of as the summary for the busy professional or executive who

may not have time to read the whole report. It should:

• consist of condensed highlights and provide a summary of the

whole report

• be possible to read the Executive Summary completely

independently of the report in order to give insight as to subject

matter, findings & implications, conclusions &

recommendations, and limitations contained in the report

• NOT be an introduction to the report, but rather a summary of

the report

• usually be written last. Also ONLY in the Executive summary try to include SWOT analysis, financial performance and social & environmental performance.

Company and background (350 words)

• mission and vision


• companys ownership structure and organizational structure (diagrams are preferred)


• headquarters and branches or subsidiaries


• companys products/services. What are the companys products/services; where does it sell

its products/services, what products/services generate the most profit/revenue?

• major capital investment projects and/or expansion plan if any.

Performance (350 words)

• cost management.

e.g.

major costs and their trend over the past 3 years if data is available.

cost management policies and/or practices, e.g., policies guiding cost management,

practices or initiatives to manage or reduce cost, effect of cost management

References:

Minimum 3-4 references.