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Teach Yourself Finance for Non-financial Managers: (Teach Yourself Business & Professional)


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The world of finance and accountancy can seem one of impenetrable mystery. With its comprehensive coverage of the subject, TEACH YOURSELF FINANCE FOR NON-FINANCIAL MANAGERS allows you not only to ask pertinent questions but also to understand the answers. Chapter by chapter, the work of finance is mapped out and laid bare - the formal reports, the methods used to prepare the numbers and what accountants actually do every day. Detailed explanations are provided in a clear, jargon-free style and backed up with lots of practical examples. There is also a section on personal finance.

Table of Contents:
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.

About the Author :
PHILIP RAMSDEN (BA, MBA, MA FCMA) has worked in accounting and systems development in various sectors of business, from the dairy industry and light engineering to metals recycling and horticulture. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Review :
A cracking guide to all matters financial for anyone who doesn't have an accounting background. Ramsden's clearly written explanations for everything from P & L to ROCE make this book a must read for every manager. There are chapters on 'the purpose of accounting'., 'financial information for managers' and even' tricks of the trade'. Keep it on your desk and treasure it. -- Management Today 20070301


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780340859452
  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Teach Yourself
  • Height: 196 mm
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 129 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0340859458
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Series Title: Teach Yourself Business & Professional
  • Weight: 272 gr


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