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management accounting

 
 
noun [U] (also managerial accounting)

Definition

ACCOUNTING, MANAGEMENT the activity of preparing and using financial information about a company in order to support management decisions: a career in management accounting An essential tool in management accounting is the budget. Management accounting is one of the most fundamental aspects of business administration. management accounting software
(Definition of management accounting noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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