Accounting Essentials for Hospitality Managers

<p>For non-accountant hospitality managers accounting and financial management is often perceived as an inaccessible part of the business. Yet having a grasp of accounting basics is a key part of management. Using an easy-to-read style this book provides a comprehensive overview of the most relevant accounting techniques and information for hospitality managers. It demonstrates how to organise and analyse accounting data to help make informed decisions with confidence.</p><p>With its highly practical approach this new fourth edition:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Quickly develops the reader’s ability to adeptly use and interpret accounting information to enhance organisational decision-making and control. </li> <p> </p> <li>Demonstrates how an appropriate analysis of financial reports can drive your business strategy forward from a well-informed base. </li> <p> </p> <li>Presents new accounting problems in the context of a range of countries and currencies throughout.</li> <p> </p> <li>Develops mastery of the key accounting concepts through financial decision-making cases that take a hospitality manager’s perspective on a range of issues. </li> <p> </p> <li>Includes accounting problems at the end of each chapter to be used to test knowledge and apply understanding to real-life situations.</li> <p> </p> <li>Offers extensive web support for instructors and students that includes PowerPoint slides solutions to end-of-chapter problems a test bank and additional exercises.</li> </ul><p>The book is written in an accessible and engaging style and structured logically with useful features throughout to aid students’ learning and understanding. It is a key resource for all future hospitality managers.</p>