Budgeting for Managers

Preface<br/>1. Budgeting: Why and How<br/>Why Make a Budget? Who Reads Budgets?<br/>Eight Steps to Creating a Budget<br/>Success Review<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 1<br/>2. The Parts of a Budget<br/>Time Periods of Your Budget<br/>Budget and Vision<br/>Forecasting Income<br/>Expense Categories vs. Account Codes<br/>Key Accounting Concepts<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 2<br/>3. Gathering Production Figures<br/>Gathering Past Figures<br/>Working with Multiple Periods<br/>Working with Account Categories and Line Item Names<br/>Evaluating the Quality of Your Information<br/>Working with Multiple Periods and Trends<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 3<br/>4. Creating a Production Budget<br/>Estimation Methods<br/>Planning the Future in Detail<br/>A Sample Manufacturing Budget<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 4<br/>5. Planning and Budgeting a Project<br/>Define the Project<br/>Create the Work Plan<br/>Calculate the Cost<br/>Tracking a Project<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 5<br/>6. Checking It Twice<br/>Using a Partner for Proofreading<br/>Errors Created by Spreadsheet Programs<br/>Automatic Cross-Checking in Spreadsheets<br/>Document Version Control<br/>Verifying Budgetary Assumptions<br/>The Final Proofreading Steps<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 6<br/>7. Preparing for Presentation<br/>Combining Parts of Your Budget<br/>Revising Budgetary Assumptions<br/>Creating Templates and Formatting a Budget<br/>Adding Account Codes<br/>Preparing a Budget Presentation<br/>Presentation Formats<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 7<br/>8. Budgetary Spending<br/>Getting the Budget Authorized<br/>Adjusting to the Authorized Amount<br/>Setting up Your Budget with Accounting<br/>Spending at the Beginning and the End of the Year<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 8<br/>9. Tracking Your Budget<br/>Authorizing and Tracking Expenses<br/>Closing a Budget Period<br/>Comparing Estimated Versus Actual Budgets<br/>Overspending and Underspending<br/>Adjusting the Budget<br/>Reviewing Financial Statements<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 9<br/>10. Budgeting and Human Resources<br/>HR Management and HR Services<br/>Use of Consulting Services and Outsourcing<br/>Departmental Control<br/>Putting It All Together<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 10<br/>11. Small Business Money Management<br/>Estimating Business Income<br/>Small Business Payroll<br/>General Financial Management<br/>Seasonal Fluctuation and Available Cash<br/>Setting Prices<br/>Budgets for Customer Proposals<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 11<br/>12. Mastering the Budget Process<br/>Negotiating for Your Budget<br/>Improving Your Estimation Skills<br/>Timing Your Budget Preparation<br/>The 15-Month Budget<br/>Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 12<br/>Index