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Guide to financial management : principles and practice / John Tennent.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Economist books (Series)Publication details: New York : PublicAffairs, 2014.©2013Edition: Second editionDescription: vii, 359 pages : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781610393935 (paperback)
Other title:
  • At head of title: Economist Economist guide to financial management
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HG4026  .T47 2014
Contents:
Defining a successful business -- Business structures -- The role of the finance department -- Financial statements and accounting systems -- Accounting concepts and principles -- Investors -- Cost to serve -- Product pricing and profitability -- Portfolio management -- Investment appraisal -- Business planning, budgeting and reporting -- Operational ratios and measures -- Stockmarket and investor measures -- Working capital management -- Published reports and accounts -- Accounting complexities.
Summary: "This guide to financial management is designed to take you through financial principles and illustrate their application, providing a toolkit for managing financial responsibilities. Each chapter is written from an operational perspective in establishing and running a business. Before the index is a glossary of financial terms used in the book. There is also a list of companies used in examples."--Page vi.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books HG 4026 .T47 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA017009 Available AUA017009

"Second edition"--Cover.
Originally published in 2013 by Profile Books Ltd. in Great Britain.

Includes bibliographical references (page 344) and index.I

Defining a successful business -- Business structures -- The role of the finance department -- Financial statements and accounting systems -- Accounting concepts and principles -- Investors -- Cost to serve -- Product pricing and profitability -- Portfolio management -- Investment appraisal -- Business planning, budgeting and reporting -- Operational ratios and measures -- Stockmarket and investor measures -- Working capital management -- Published reports and accounts -- Accounting complexities.

"This guide to financial management is designed to take you through financial principles and illustrate their application, providing a toolkit for managing financial responsibilities. Each chapter is written from an operational perspective in establishing and running a business. Before the index is a glossary of financial terms used in the book. There is also a list of companies used in examples."--Page vi.