The Essentials of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers - Softcover

Fields, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814471226 ISBN 13: 9780814471227

Publisher: Amacom, 2002

Synopsis

"Outside of the accounting and finance departments, not many business people are interested in the finer points of financial reports. But every manager must have a thorough understanding of what their finance and accounting staffs do, why they do it, and what these reports really mean.

This indispensable book demystifies the role that accounting and finance play in a corporation and demonstrates how financial decisions are manifestations of company goals. The author’s crystal-clear examples show how managers can connect corporate financial information directly to their own strategies and actions. To demonstrate these connections, the author covers such essential topics as:

* Balance sheets and income/cash flow statements

* Reading and understanding annual reports

* Fixed-cost and variable-cost issues

* Financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting."

About this title

Review:

"Before long, you'll have your CFO gasping at your knowledge of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and your command of OM (Operating Margins)" - CIO Insight

From the Back Cover:

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About this edition

• Publisher: Amacom
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0814471226
• ISBN 13: 9780814471227
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 298