Guide to financial management : understand and improve the bottom line, 3e
Format:
Print Author/s:
Tennent, John Call Number:HG173 .T295 2018 Publisher:
Profile Books Ltd. Place of Publication:
London Date of Publication:
2018 ISBN:
9781781259146 Pages:
407 Language:
English Dimension:
22 cm Tags:Finance |
About the Resource:
Managers are constantly expected to make decisions that reflect a full understanding of thefinancial consequences. In the absence of formal training, few people are prepared for the responsibilities of dealing with management reports, budgets, and capital proposals, and find themselves embarrassed by their lack of understanding.
This book is a practical guidetounderstanding and managing financial responsibilities. Each chapter examines actual tasks managers have to do, from “how to assemble a budget,” “how to read variances on a report,” to “how to construct a proposal to invest in new equipment,” exploring the principles that can be applied to each task, illustrating practical ways these principles are used, and providing guidance for implementation.
GuidetoFinancial Management will help readers understandfinancial jargon, financial statements, management accounts, performance measures, budgeting, costing, pricing, decision-making, and investment appraisal. This third edition has been fully revised and expanded with detailed examples from 100 leading businesses around the world.