Contribuição para o estudo do planejamento financeiro em pequenas empresas com contabilidade terceirizada

• Ano de defesa: 2009
• Autor(a) principal: Belo, Luiz Carlos
• Orientador(a): Galegale, Napoleão Verardi
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Ciências Contábeis e Atuariais
• Departamento: Ciências Cont. Atuariais
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Planejamento financeiro; Pequenas empresas; Contabilidade terceirizada; Administracao financeira; Contabilidade; Pequenas e medias empresas > Financas; Terceirizacao
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Financial planning; Small business; Accounting; Outsourcing; Outsourced accounting
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ADMINISTRACAO::CIENCIAS CONTABEIS
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/1749

This research was motivated by a desire to perform specifically the administrative environment of small business company in Brazil, spot checking the organizations from the businesses standpoint of financial and accounting, when accounting services are outsourced and how the outsourcing strategy can affect the process of decision making. Another reason for the study was the report issued by the Brazilian Service to Support Micro and Small Enterprises, entitled "Contributing Factors and Survival Rates and Mortality of Micro and Small Enterprises in Brazil," which shows statistics about the economic and financial performance, survival rates, as well as the main causes of mortality for this type of business organization in our country, specifically in the period from 2003 to 2005. According to the report, one of the mortality factors of micro and small enterprises in Brazil is the lack of planning. Based on that our proposal it was to analyze the aspects related to the financial planning, addressing the strengths, benefits, efforts, weaknesses and risks of not planning financially an organization. Also the research presents the "small business" concept and the reasons for / to their existence. Likewise, it was analyzed the aspects of accounting, its history, its evolution over time, to the technological developments and their impact on small business and accounting service providers. The study seeks to contribute to the concept of outsourcing, focusing on business process outsourcing accounting, explaining the reasons for adopting this type of management strategy domestically. Theory the research it is supported by technical literature, in scientific papers, articles and specialized sites. The applicability is given through a case study involving two companies. A small consulting firm of information technology area, named as Company A, and a company that provides accounting services, called Company B. In this particular case, Company B is a service provider from Company A. The survey was conducted with questionnaires and the results of this it is that there is no process to develop and to monitor the financial planning for small businesses that outsource their accounting, answering the main research question. The results was based on evidences, such as: - lack of technical management of the company in accounting matters, one of the factors responsible for the outsourcing option, - lack of appropriate technical criteria to contract and outsource critical activities to its own operation; - establishing the lack of a mature process for the preparation and monitoring of financial planning. Positively, the survey revealed that Company A is aware about the benefits of the use and risks of not using the financial planning. Regarding Company B, has demonstrated not be prepared to provide services for the preparation and monitoring of financial planning, despite not being their own focus. Revealed the lack of technical expertise to conduct such a process, not showing awareness of the strengths, benefits, weaknesses and risks to prepare and deliver financial planning as part of its services portfolio, even for monitoring their own performance