Guide to financial management :

Tennent, John.

Guide to financial management : principles and practice / At head of title: Economist Economist guide to financial management John Tennent. - Second edition. - New York : PublicAffairs, 2014.©2013 - vii, 359 pages : ill. ; 22 cm. - Economist books (Series) .

"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.

9781610393935 (paperback)

2013948990


Business enterprises--Finance.

HG4026 / .T47 2014