Financial Knowledge

Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to
succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment, you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to
illustrate your financial management knowledge. This part of the final project addresses the following course
outcomes:
• Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and
shareholder requirements
• Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when
selecting appropriate private and corporate investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation.
Your boss, the financial manager, is considering hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your
financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers to this
employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary
objective of financial managers?
B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be
handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse.
Why are these considered appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are
the advantages of doing this? Do you see any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
B. How do the largest U.S. stock markets differ? Out of those choices, which would be the smartest private
investment option, in your opinion? Why?
C. Compare and contrast the various investment products that are available and the types of institutions that
sell them.
Final Project Part I Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Ensure that your employment examination is submitted
as one comprehensive and cohesive short essay. It should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA s