The book is designed to help middle and senior managers understand the basics of financial management and accounting. Mastering these "boring" disciplines is necessary for making balanced and effective management decisions. The material is built in such a way that its study is as fast as possible, complete and at the same time not too complicated. The book contains many tasks, examples and questions that facilitate the assimilation of the material presented. This book is more "user friendly" than a regular textbook, it is easy to read. Theoretical information is supplemented with extensive illustrative material - excerpts from company reports, research data, exercises, etc.