Accounting in wider perspectives is referred to as the maintenance and recording of every financial transaction a business enterprise undertakes during its course of performance. The maintenance of money inflow and outflow helps to decide the growth trajectory of the business along with a focus on the areas that need to be worked on for improving the monetary inflow cycle of the business.
The knowledge of inflow-outflow of money, areas not working as per the decided business strategy and driven profit ratio plays a vital role to check the creditability of any business. Updated accounting helps to keep a sharp eye on the every business transaction thus enhancing the opportunity for investors to make a move towards the business.
Maintaining a ledger, general entries, financial statement and balance sheet are a way to know the monetary position of any business and can be counted under the umbrella term- Accounting. Size of an enterprise hardly matter when it comes to know whether the business is on the right track or any changes are needed to be made to reach the planned growth rate. Similarly, updated accounting ensure the management that all necessary protocols are being followed by the business and the compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are been done. The thresholds points in financial management are been identified on time if books of accounts are maintained and updated on time, but from the perspective of entrepreneur or business owner this task is daunting and time taking as the nature of accounts is continuous and one needs to be on its toes to record every transaction on paper. And no can deny the fact that there is not enough time when as a business owner you are handling every department including strategic planning, management of employees and pouring your hard efforts in marketing and selling department as well.