Whether an organization is a multibillion-dollar international enterprise or a small, local business, managing its finances is vital to organizational success. Managers who understand the fundamentals of their company's finances, including managers who do not work primarily in financial areas, can manage their resources effectively in support of corporate and professional goals. All managers are expected to understand financial terminology, to prepare and use budgets, to optimize cash flow, to minimize expenses, to manage assets and liabilities, and to provide reports on their financial actions. This series introduces non-financial professionals to the key areas of organizational finance. It can help them to communicate more clearly with accounting and finance professionals, executives, peers, and staff members and to use financial information to improve their operations. After completing this series, non-financial professionals can better understand the relationship between their own work and the financial success of their organizations.