TY - BOOK AU - Guilding, Chris TI - Accounting essentials for hospitality managers SN - 9780415841092 AV - HF 5686.H75 .G85 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - London, United Kingdom PB - Routledge KW - HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY -- ACCOUNTING N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : hospitality decision makers' use of accounting -- Analysing transactions and preparing year end financial statements -- Double entry accounting -- Adjusting and closing entries -- Financial statement analysis -- Internal control -- Cost management issues -- Cost-volume-profit analysis -- Budgeting and responsibility accounting -- Flexible budgeting and variance analysis -- Performance measurement -- Cost information and pricing -- Working capital management -- Investment decision making -- Other managerial finance issues -- Revenue management N2 - 'Accounting Essentials for Hospitality Managers' is written specifically for those who need to be able to use valuable financial management tools and techniques to realise maximum profits. 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 information for hospitality managers. It demonstrates how to organise and analyse accounting data to help make informed decisions with confidence ER -