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