Amity 2nd Sem Financial Management Q.no 1
Amity 2nd Sem Financial Management Q.no 1
Amity 2nd Sem Financial Management Q.no 1
1(a)
Controller and Treasurer are independent and they have their own perspectives and Drivers as
detailed below:
CONTROLLER TREASURER
Responsibilities includes, Double entry Responsible for Liquidity management (very
accounting, financial reporting, Fraud measure, important function), Risk Management, More
detective controls, financial restatement, focus on financial statements, follows leading
Compliance with statutory requirements like practices & responsible for the future
Rules, Accounting Standards, GAAP, IFRS etc. performance of company (projects cash flows.
Controller works & forecasts the events for along Treasurer works/ forecasts the events
term. Main focus income statement. regularly(daily / weekly) focus Balance sheet
& future capital structure, capital expenditure etc.
Ex: Cash involved event Controller looks from Treasurer concentrates more on cash availability
compliance angle (how to record, what GAAP focus i.e. how to bring in the required cash etc.
provides etc.,
Therefore, from the above it is clear that, controller & treasurer have different roles to play. However
,majority of the Indian companies works with Financial Controller who himself takes care of the
treasury department / Portfolio. Therefore, as far as from Indian context, it can be concluded that,
controller is also responsible for treasury jobs & there is no separate treasurer / treasury
department exists.
Q.No, !(b)