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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

"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.