Finance For Non-Financial Managers In A Week

Roger Mason is a Chartered Certified Accountant and has many years practical experience as Financial Director of various British companies. He now lectures on financial and business topics. In addition he has edited a financial publication and written many books.

Sunday: Learn how profit statements are constructed in order to understand exactly why there has been a profit or loss. Monday: Understand the concept of a balance sheet so that you know the net worth of the business and how assets and liabilities are summarised. Tuesday: Study what must be disclosed in published accounts so that you can obtain key information about almost any company. Wednesday: Explore the fascinating field of accounting ratios and investment decisions so that you can use them effectively. Thursday: Find out just why cash and the management of working capital is so important so that you can manage it and not run out of it. Friday: Master key principles of the often misunderstood tool of costing so that you are more able to price goods and services realistically. Saturday: Understand how budgets are constructed so that you can prepare them and use them.