The Definitive Guide to Managing the Numbers - Softcover

Stutely, Richard

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9780273661030: The Definitive Guide to Managing the Numbers
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0273661035 ISBN 13: 9780273661030
Publisher: Ft Pr, 2003

Synopsis

In The Definitive Guide to Managing the Numbers, Stutely explains how the CFOthinks (and how to deal with financial executives); then demonstrates how you, or anymanager, can use those numbers for better analysis and decision-making. Next,he dives into the financial expert's toolbox, introducing spreadsheet software,financial calculators, and fundamental techniques of financial analysis. In thechapters that follow, Stutely puts the numbers to work, showing you how to makesuccessful sales forecasts, project capital outlays, forecast and control costs,create effective budgets, and account for projects. You will learn how tobuild (and make sense of) a balance sheet; control cash flow; analyzeprofitability; and consolidate budgets and financial statements from multiplecontributors to finally see the big picture. Along the way, Stutely illuminatestechniques like ROI, NPV, IRR, activity-based costing, and more. Heconcludes with a full chapter on what to do when things go wrong--fromshortfalls in income to cost overruns, delayed projects to and exchange ratesurprises.

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About the Author

Richard Stutely has gained insight into financial, strategic and operational planning at all levels throughout his professional career. He has worked at HM Treasury, been a member of the London Stock Exchange, an investment banker, and general manager of an international commercial bank. He has been interviewed in newspapers, and on radio and television around the world, and written extensively for publications such as The Economist, The Accountant, and The Banker.

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In The Definitive Guide to Managing the Numbers, Stutely explains how the CFOthinks (and how to deal with financial executives); then demonstrates how you, or anymanager, can use those numbers for better analysis and decision-making. Next,he dives into the financial expert's toolbox, introducing spreadsheet software,financial calculators, and fundamental techniques of financial analysis. In thechapters that follow, Stutely puts the numbers to work, showing you how to makesuccessful sales forecasts, project capital outlays, forecast and control costs,create effective budgets, and account for projects. You will learn how tobuild (and make sense of) a balance sheet; control cash flow; analyzeprofitability; and consolidate budgets and financial statements from multiplecontributors to finally see the big picture. Along the way, Stutely illuminatestechniques like ROI, NPV, IRR, activity-based costing, and more. Heconcludes with a full chapter on what to do when things go wrong--fromshortfalls in income to cost overruns, delayed projects to and exchange ratesurprises.

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Publisher
Ft Pr
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0273661035
ISBN 13 
9780273661030
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288
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