Brilliant Budgets and Forecasts: Your Practical Guide To Preparing and Presenting Financial Information, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (July 24, 2012) © 2012

  • Malcolm Secrett
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Writing spreadsheets, budgets and forecasts is an important part of many managers roles, but do you need help in understanding and presenting the information in a clear and concise way? This step-by-step guide shows you the advantages and potentials of using spreadsheets. After reading this book you'll be able to master company accounts; understand balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow systems; and learn to analyse and monitor your company's financial performance.

BRILLIANT OUTCOMES:

  • How to save time and gain control of your business.
  • Ability to understand, analyse and present financial information in a clear and concise way.

BRILLIANT FEATURES:

  • Up-to-date examples and spreadsheets.
  • Downloads of examples and spreadsheet models.

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: BUDGETING AND FORECASTING ESSENTIALS
  • 1. Understanding budgets and forecasts
  • 2. Using budgets and forecasts
  • Part 2: SPREADSHEET ESSENTIALS
  • 3. Understanding computer spreadsheets
  • 4. Spreadsheet techniques for budgeting and forecasting
  • Part 3: BUILDING THE ILLUSTRATION FRAMEWORK
  • 5. Preparations for the illustration budget
  • 6. Creating the illustration framework
  • Part 4: USING THE ILLUSTRATION FRAMEWORK
  • 7. Assembling the budget
  • 8. Causes and effects
  • 9. Allocation, monitoring and reviewing
  • 10. Further analysis
  • Part 5: HANDLING VAT
  • 11. VAT in the forecast
  • Part 6: MEASURING AND CONTROLLING COSTS
  • 12. Measuring and controlling costs
  • Part 7: A PRACTICAL FORECASTING FRAMEWORK
  • 13. A practical forecasting framework

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