Roger Mason

Finance for Non-Financial Managers (eBook, ePUB)

A comprehensive manager's guide to business accountancy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The world of finance and accountancy can seem one of impenetrable mystery but it is one that many managers have to face in their day to day lives. With its comprehensive coverage of the subject, this book allows you not only to ask pertinent questions but also to understand the answers.

Chapter by chapter, the workings of finance are mapped out and laid bare - the formal reports, the methods used to prepare the numbers and what accountants actually do every day.

This edition is fully updated to reflect current allowances, rates and regulations and further information. It also includes even more questions (with comprehensive answers) to challenge the reader's understanding.

Detailed explanations are provided in a clear, jargon-free style and backed up with lots of practical examples. Areas covered include:

- basic terminology

- accounting concepts and principles

- profit & loss accounts and cash flow management

- how accounts departments work

- corporate financial planning.

There is also a section on personal finance.

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?

One and five-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS

Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

TEST YOURSELF

Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of finance.

THINGS TO REMEMBER

Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

TRY THIS

Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Murray Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444133653
• Artikelnr.: 39221389

Autorenporträt

Philip Ramsden BA, MBA, MA, FCMA has worked in accounting and systems development in various sectors of business. He has also written a number of financial books, including the first 4 editions of Teach Yourself Finance for non Financial Managers.

Inhaltsangabe

: The purpose of accounting
: Basic terminology
: Accounting concepts and principles
: The profit and loss account
: The balance sheet
: The cash flow statement
: Ratio analysis
: Users of financial information
: The general ledger
: Costing
: Standard costing
: Variance analysis
: Two more costing issues
: The audit of annual accounts
: Tricks of the trade
: Financial information for managers
: Capital investment appraisal: experts only?
: Activities of an accounts department
: Cash flow management
: Corporate financial planning
: Personal finance: income tax and national insurance
: Personal finance: investment
: Personal finance: capital gains tax and others