To the financial accountant

Purpose

Remind the financial accountant of the purpose of this memo based on his email. Here you want to state the key things he has asked you to provide (you can show this in bullet points) and also how this will help him in the main decision that he is trying to make based on this information (state the decision).

We will assess how well vou have been able to interpret his email and communicate it back to him.

Critical evaluation of online video

We expect di least a page on your critical evaluation of the online video. Please refer to the email and consider the financial accountant's views and own biases. Think about whether on not you agree with his views. You don't have to agree/disagree with his views or even agree/disagree with everything in the video. There is no right or wrong answer. There is a just a good way and a bad way of communicating your opinion. Communication is always dependent on the audience. In this case, the audience is the financial accountant. The email has provided a glimpse into his character and personality, so how would you argue your points to someone like that. This is a very useful skill for when you start working or for life in general. You will have many different types of bosses (some good, some bad) and you have to know how best to deal with them. Most people believe their job is to manage us, the truth is, it's we (those below the managers) who have to manage them

Your critical reflection must also demonstrate to us that vou've watched the video so feel free to use references from the video and even include time stamps (e.g., At "1.36 in the video the presenter states"). You should also demonstrate your understanding and active engagement with Xero in your critical reflection. You can use screenshots to illustrate this (e.g., screenshots of a bank reconciliation process on your Xero Account). Again this is just an example and not a must-have in your assignment.

Also, you could compare the cloud accounting software market and discuss other similar types of Analytics features. For instance, does MYOB have a similar feature and would it be better for the company to stick with MYOB and use their analytics features.

While it is highly unlikely and extremely rare for a memo addressed to a manager to have academic references, the use of references in this memo is to comply with good academic practices. In practice, you generally do not have to use references when writing a memo to your manager. The use of references is important to support the arguments and the statements in your memo. If for example you are discussing a type of analysis demonstrated in the video then it is advisable to use a reference that defines this type of analysis. If you are highlighting a limitation of Xero Analytics Plus then it is also highly recommended if you could support your statements with references that make similar criticisms of either Xero Analytics Plus or the way in which Xero purports to be using analytics.

If vou cannot find references and are referring to vour own experience lea. Work experience) then vou must clearly discuss how your experience informs your statements and arguments.

Reflection on Xero Advisor Certificate

Part of the assignment requires you to complete the Xero Advisor Certificate. You will have to download the certificate from the Xero Central website and upload onto the assignment dropbox.

You will also have to reflect on your experience on completing the Xero Advisor Certificate.

To reflect you need to put yourself in the "shoes" of the financial accountant. He does not know much about Xero, he hasn't completed the Xero Advisor Certificate.

Why he wants you reflect is because he wants to know how useful it is in teaching someone or developing Xero skills. This will also help him understand if you need additional training and what type of training you (and others) need.

If you have experience with Xero, feel free to include this in your reflection. Again we are all different.

There is no right answer. If you have significant experience with Xero already or if you've used Xero before then you can incorporate this in your reflection. You just need to be clear about any prior experience you have with Xero that informs your reflection.

Conclusion

A short conclusion (a paragraph would suffice) that summarizes your memo. You can refer back to

"Purpose" section where you identified the purposes of this memo and state how you've been able to address these purposes. You could also summarize your specific recommendations.