TABLE OF CONTENTS This is a basic text providing self-guided training for non-specialists who need an appreciation of the purposes and use of accounting information. It covers the basic principles of financial and management accounting for those who do not require detailed theoretical or technical knowledge. The text will provide a grounding and outline understanding to enable the reader to contribute in the workplace or to progress to further financial studies.
The text demonstrates the subjectivity and limitations of financial information and explains the involvement of the non-financial manager in the accounting process. It has been written assuming no prior financial knowledge, and without the use of accounting jargon.
This text is designed primarily for the following groups of people:
Middle and junior managers who deal with financial information without really understanding the content.
Students who are studying accounting as a non-specialist subject, for example on a business studies or engineering course. The text will serve as a basic reference book to be used throughout the course. It will also be particularly helpful in providing the basic grounding which is required before moving on to the more technical and in-depth study of the subject that may be required on some courses.
Students who are embarking on a course of study to become a professional accountant. The basic understanding developed in this book will serve as a valuable base on which to build future professional studies.
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