
The Economist Guide to Financial Management 3rd Edition
Understand and improve the bottom line
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The Economist Guide to Financial Management 3rd Edition
Understand and improve the bottom line
About this book
The world of finance can be a minefield for the unwary. Without training, very few managers are prepared for the challenges of dealing with management reports, budgets and capital proposals, and find themselves embarrassed by their lack of understanding. This classic book, now in its third edition, supplies a step-by-step guide to the whole territory: 'how to assemble a budget', 'how to read variances on a report', 'how to construct a proposal to invest in new equipment'. By examining the actual things that managers have to do, each chapter explores the range of principles that can be applied, illustrates practical techniques and provides general guidance. The book will help the reader understand financial jargon, financial statements, management accounts, performance measures, budgeting, costing, pricing, decision-making and investment appraisal. New material brings this edition up to date with chapters on crowdfunding and the influence of global uncertainty on the best-laid financial plans.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Defining a successful business
- 2 Business structures
- 3 The role of the finance department
- 4 Financial statements and accounting systems
- 5 Accounting concepts and principles
- 6 Investors
- 7 Treasury management
- 8 Cost to serve
- 9 Product pricing and profitability
- 10 Portfolio management
- 11 Investment appraisal
- 12 Business planning, budgeting and reporting
- 13 Cash flow forecasting
- 14 Operational ratios and measures
- 15 Stockmarket and investor measures
- 16 Working capital management
- 17 Published reports and accounts
- 18 Accounting complexities
- Glossary of financial terms
- List of companies cited
- References
- Index
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