The mechanism of introduction of the system of management of expenses at the enterprises of agro-industrial production

Abstract

The article highlights the key problems of effective cost management at the agro-industrial complex enterprises. The conceptual model of effective interaction between elements of the cost management system is provided and the algorithm of implementation of the cost management system at the agro-industrial complex enterprises is justified. The article unfolds the specifics of the arrangement of management accounting as a key element of the cost management system at the agricultural enterprises and presents the optimal system of accounts of management accounting and their interaction with the accounts of classical management accounting. The issues of development of internal standards of the cost management system at the agricultural enterprises and the concept of cost accounting by responsibility centres are highlighted. The task of such accounting is rather assistance in the arrangement of self-control of managers than control itself. Therefore, the main purpose of accounting for the responsibility centres is to assist management staff at various levels in compiling reports on the implementation of budgets (plans, programs, projects) and evaluation of performance. The article draws attention to the importance of classifying the costs of agroindustrial complex enterprises both for the assessment of stocks and determination of the financial result, as well as for management decisions and control. A large focus is concentrated on the peculiarities of calculating the cost price of agricultural products as one of the factors of production efficiency. The importance of establishing a system of budgeting and monitoring the implementation of budgets is emphasized. Finally, it is noted that the cost management process is reduced to such basic types of analytical work as the allocation of responsibility centres, cost classification, arrangement of accounting, cost planning and costing.