AAT Level 4 – Cash and Financial Management (CSFT)

Mapped to the AAT Q2022 syllabus | Perfect for self-study or classroom use

AAT Level 4 - Cash and Financial Management study book

Our Cash and Financial Management study book offers structured, easy-to-follow explanations to help you master key concepts and prepare confidently for your AAT assessments.

This comprehensive guide uses clear language, practical examples, and helpful illustrations to walk you through each topic. It’s ideal for both classroom and independent study.

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Description

Description

This is an optional unit for the Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting.

In this unit, you will learn about effective cash management within organisations, and see how to make informed financing and investment decisions in line with policies and regulations. You will learn to identify cash transactions, prepare budgets, address shortfalls, understand financing options, and comply with external regulations, ensuring organisational sustainability and financial integrity.

This unit emphasises the significance of effectively managing cash within organisations, equipping students with the requisite knowledge and skills to make informed decisions regarding financing and investments by organisational policies and external regulations.

Students will discern current and prospective cash transactions from diverse sources, learning techniques to exclude non-cash items from financial data. Through various methodologies, they will craft cash budgets, considering transaction timing to oversee the cash flow in and out of organisations.

Recognising the criticality of cash management for organisational sustainability, students will pinpoint deficits and surpluses in cash budgets and take suitable measures to address them. They will grasp the process of reforecasting cash budgets and understand the reasons for deviations from the initial budget.

Moreover, students will appreciate how organisations must fulfil financial obligations to avert the risk of failure, exploring different financing methods for meeting short- and long-term needs, alongside exploring investment opportunities for surplus funds.

Furthermore, students will acquire insight into external regulations and considerations about cash and finance, ensuring compliance in financing and investment decisions to uphold organisational integrity.

Who Is This Book For?

Students studying AAT Level 4 Accounting
Anyone preparing for the Cash and Financial Management (CSFT) assessment

What You’ll Learn

Prepare forecasts for cash receipts and payments
Prepare cash budgets and monitor cash flows
Understand the importance of managing finance and liquidity
Understand ways of raising finance and investing funds
Understand regulations and organisational policies that influence decisions in managing cash and finance

What’s Inside

Chapter 1: The differences between cash and profit
Chapter 2: Using methods and techniques to forecast cash flows
Chapter 3: Cash flow patterns
Chapter 4: Preparation of a cash budget
Chapter 5: Monitoring a cash budget
Chapter 6: Managing finance and liquidity
Chapter 7: Raising finance and investment of funds
Chapter 8: Surplus funds and investments
Chapter 9: Rules and regulations which govern cash and liquidity management
Mock Exam
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Activity Answers
Mock Exam Answers

Practice questions and assessment-style tasks throughout.

What’s Included

Printed book (includes a mock exam)
Free access to our online portal which includes:
- Electronic version of your study book
- Auto-marked assessments – instant feedback
- 1 additional mock exam in the online portal