Choose one of the Accounting/Finance Operations roles in Table 2.1. How could a BPMN activity model help an accountant better understand that role?

TABLE 2.1 Roles of the Accounting/Finance Function in Business

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Business Management Support Stewardship and Reporting Accounting/Finance Operations Regulatory compliance Finance and accounting processes Management information (procure to pay, order to cash, record to report, payroll and treasury) Financial close-completing Tax returns Planning, budgeting, and forecasting period-end accounts Financial consolidation, reporting, and analysis Performance measurement, reporting, Stakeholder and analysis assurance Investor Providing comprehensive management information Performance management relations Raising capital People management Risk management-from strategic to operational, including fraud risk and loans Board reports Using IT to make finance and accounting processes more efficient Investment appraisal and effective Statutory Cost management reporting Supply chain management Value-based management Project management Change management Capital structure and dividend policy Strategic planning Professional expertise (e.g., merger and acquisition or tax)