TY - BOOK AU - Stutely,Richard TI - The definitive guide to managing the numbers: the executive's fast-track to mastering spreadsheets, budgets, forecasts, investment metrics-- SN - 0273661035 AV - HG4026 .S78 2003 U1 - 650.01513 23 PY - 2003/// CY - Harlow PB - Financial Times Prentice Hall KW - Business enterprises-Finance KW - Managerial accounting N1 - .Includes index; The journey starts here -- Where managers and numbers meet -- How the finance director thinks -- The financial wizard's toolbox -- Explaining and reporting -- How money grows -=- Keeping score -- Managing money -- Tracking trends -- How to forecast anything -- Counting capital -- Controlling costs -- Getting to gross profit -- Producing a profit -- Building balance sheets -- Watching cash flow -- Reviewing reports -- Figuring financials -- Financing and investing -- Business across borders -- Appraising projects -- Brilliant budgets -- .Making better decisions -- The finance director did it ER -