I'm applying for an accounting job. One of the topics for the test is BUDGET CODING and I have no idea what they meant about this. I know that you(the company) can assign codes to each items but I wonder how the test will be? Any help out there?
My take on budget coding based on experience and if you're uploading a budget into your system (helpful) is basically which bucket you put your data into regarding your balance sheet. You have account codes which roll up into account groups in most systems (i.e. WIP a/c's for us are all accounts <2000; all P&L a/c's are >3999; etc). It's basically a map as to where you think your various transactions through the year will be coded and ultimately the basis for a variance analysis.