management accountant

management accountant definition - business

management accountant

An accountant who records and analyzes financial information of the company for which he or she works. Management accountants analyze and interpret financial information that managers require for decision making. Also called private accountant. Compare public accountant. See also cost accounting.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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