Gives you the confidence to ask the right business questions, make the correct finance decisions and competently speak the language of commerce to your colleagues, managers, customers and stakeholders. <br/>
<br/>
<strong><em>The Financial Times Guide to Finance for Non-Financial Managers</em></strong> will show you how to transform seemingly complex financial information and statistics into data that makes sense. And into data that you&rsquo;ll feel confident talking about. You&rsquo;ll learn the language of finance, which will help you better formulate decisions on a day-to-day basis. The book will also help you identify the warning signals and understand key performance indications and ratios. You&rsquo;ll learn how to make better financial decisions, identify ways to increase profits and have increased confidence in approaching capital projects and making sound business decisions.

<P>About the author</P><P>Acknowledgements</P><P>Introduction</P><P>1. Data and Decisions</P><P>2. Who uses Accounting Information and why</P><P>3. The language of Finance</P><P>4. Profit and Loss Business Drivers</P><P>5. Cash and Profit &#150; Understand the Difference</P><P>6. The Balance Sheet</P><P>7. Budgets and Forecasts</P><P>8. The Management Accounts Pack</P><P>9. Capital Investment (Capex) and Investment Appraisal</P><P>10. Health Checks and KPI&#146;s</P><P>Glossary of Finance and Investing Terms</P><P>Appendix A: Sample Management Accounts Pack </P><P>Appendix B: Sample Full Published Accounts</P><P>Appendix C: Sample Abbreviated Published Accounts</P><P>Appendix D: KPI Summary</P><P>Appendix E: List of Regulators</P><P>Appendix F: Sample Budget</P><P>Index</P>

<P><B>Gives you the confidence to ask the right business questions, make the correct finance decisions and competently speak the language of commerce to your colleagues, managers, customers and stakeholders. </B></P><P><I>The Financial Times Guide to Finance for Non-Financial Managers</I> will show you how to transform seemingly complex financial information and statistics into data that makes sense. And into data that you&#146;ll feel confident talking about. You&#146;ll learn the language of finance, which will help you better formulate decisions on a day-to-day basis. The book will also help you identify the warning signals and understand key performance indications and ratios.&nbsp; You&#146;ll learn how to make better financial decisions, identify ways to increase profits and have increased confidence in approaching capital projects and making sound business decisions. </P>

<p>About the author</p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>Introduction</p><p>1. Data and Decisions</p><p>2. Who uses Accounting Information and why</p><p>3. The language of Finance</p><p>4. Profit and Loss Business Drivers</p><p>5. Cash and Profit &ndash; Understand the Difference</p><p>6. The Balance Sheet</p><p>7. Budgets and Forecasts</p><p>8. The Management Accounts Pack</p><p>9. Capital Investment (Capex) and Investment Appraisal</p><p>10. Health Checks and KPI&rsquo;s</p><p>Glossary of Finance and Investing Terms</p><p>Appendix A: Sample Management Accounts Pack</p><p>Appendix B: Sample Full Published Accounts</p><p>Appendix C: Sample Abbreviated Published Accounts</p><p>Appendix D: KPI Summary</p><p>Appendix E: List of Regulators</p><p>Appendix F: Sample Budget</p><p>Index</p>

<ul>
    <li>Introduction </li>
    <li>1. Data and Decisions </li>
    <li>2. Who uses Accounting Information and why </li>
    <li>3. The language of Finance </li>
    <li>4. Profit and Loss Business Drivers </li>
    <li>5. Cash and Profit &ndash; Understand the Difference </li>
    <li>6. The Balance Sheet </li>
    <li>7. Budgets and Forecasts </li>
    <li>8. The Management Accounts Pack </li>
    <li>9. Capital Investment (Capex) and Investment Appraisal </li>
    <li>10. Health Checks and KPI&rsquo;s </li>
    <li>Glossary of Finance and Investing Terms </li>
    <li>Appendix A: Sample Management Accounts Pack </li>
    <li>Appendix B: Sample Full Published Accounts </li>
    <li>Appendix C: Sample Abbreviated Published Accounts </li>
    <li>Appendix D: KPI Summary </li>
    <li>Appendix E: List of Regulators </li>
    <li>Appendix F: Sample Budget </li>
    <li>Index </li>
</ul>

Gives you the confidence to ask the right business questions, make the correct finance decisions and competently speak the language of commerce to your colleagues, managers, customers and stakeholders. <br/>
<br/>
<strong><em>The Financial Times Guide to Finance for Non-Financial Managers</em></strong> will show you how to transform seemingly complex financial information and statistics into data that makes sense. And into data that you&rsquo;ll feel confident talking about. You&rsquo;ll learn the language of finance, which will help you better formulate decisions on a day-to-day basis. The book will also help you identify the warning signals and understand key performance indications and ratios. You&rsquo;ll learn how to make better financial decisions, identify ways to increase profits and have increased confidence in approaching capital projects and making sound business decisions.
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