Accounting focuses on recording and reporting financial transactions and the day-to-day flow of money in and out of a company, as well as preparing financial statements. Finance is a broader term that involves managing assets and liabilities, planning for future growth, analyzing financial statements, and activities like capital budgeting, ratio analysis, and risk analysis to provide insights and grow financial resources over time. While accounting is part of finance, finance encompasses more areas beyond accounting and financial reporting of past transactions.