Finance for Non-Financial Managers in a Week

by Roger Mason

In both the public and private sectors, financial competence and understanding are essential for most managers, although many of them will have received no formal training. This book provides a practical step-by-step grounding. Topics include: Profit and loss statements and balance sheets; Using accounts information; Controlling cash; Budgeting and costing.

Genres: Business

Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Marco Busi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have read many of this type of books. I was impressed by how much useful info was packed into this one. The author write in a clear and jargon-free style, which makes it easier to understand the many concepts covered. Now with the negative points: the whole books is roughly 120 pages and, naturally, the author has had to make many compromises to stay within such a small page-count. The lack of detail limits the depth of the discussion and hence the quality of the book itself. Although, the title clearly defines the target audience, i.e. non-financial managers (who normally don't need/want to get a degree in management accounting but rather are satisfied with a general overview of the topic). I also found the daily exercises rather simplistic and sometime just plain silly. That having been said, I have learned something from this book and I would therefore recommend it to others needing to better understand business finance.