Whether you are finding your way as a manager or you want to enhance the skills you already have, the Instant Manager series is exactly what you need! Written by leading experts, they are inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guides to the subject at hand. The portable format allows you to carry the book wherever you go and to fit learning and development into your busy work life. Based on the 10 most FAQs, each chapter ends with a quick tip that can be taken on board immediately. A tear out card covering the most salient points allows you to carry the expertise with you wherever you go. Bookkeeping & Accounting covers the following for the financial layman or laywoman: the basic principles of bookkeeping & accounting; the different types of accounts and ledgers; what exactly is a profit & loss account and a balance sheet and a chapter on keeping computer records. Backed by the authority of the Chartered Management Institute, this is an essential addition to the manager's library.