The document discusses a book about financial management in the hospitality industry. It aims to equip students with the skills needed to manage one of the most critical aspects of managing in the industry. The book teaches basics of hospitality accounting that every hotel manager needs to know, and how to use financial information to make good decisions. It also provides background on the author, Gajanan Shirke, who has extensive experience in the hospitality industry and has written over 20 books on various topics to spread knowledge to aspiring professionals.

2. • About the Book
• The role of financial management in a hotel is crucial toits success. This book aims to equips hospitality management students
withskills they need to take command of one of the most critical aspects ofmanaging in today's hospitality industry. It offers
valuable preparation forthe progressively more complex and competitive hospitality industry. This bookteaches the basics of
hospitality accounting that every hotel manager needs toknow in order to do their job. Managers will also learn the definition
ofaccounting and how accounting helps managers to use financial information tomake good decisions.
• Achievements
• Was Associated in the turnaround of Kamat Hotels IndiaLtd. Was involved in the management, renovation, sales and marketing
duties andput together an aggressive plan to reposition the hotel in Pune.
• Was Associated with a KSA program and implementedaggressive sales campaign to ensure successful implementation of sales
agentprogram with guidance of Sr. Management.
• Proficient in upholding service standards and operationalpolicies, planning & implementing effective control measures to
reducecosts.
• Looked after the Hospitality offered to The President ofIndia ‘Dr. Abdul Kalam’, Former PM, ‘Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee’ on their
visitto the state of Chhattisgarh.
• Books providing learning and skills development foraspiring hospitality professionals wishing to gain the skills and
knowledgerequired to manage Hospitality Departments

3. • About the Author
• Gajanan Shirke, a hotel consultant, has years of extensive experience in the hospitality industry. His
thirst for learning and aspiration to become a multi-faceted expert in the hotel industry helped him
rise from employment to becoming an independent professional in the hospitality sector. Since his
last assignment as General Manager at Kamat Hotels, he has become a renowned hotel consultant
with a proven track record of developing, training and growing some of the best-known hotels,
restaurants and fast-food joints in the Indian market. He was an appointed as an expert consultant for
The Eighth meeting of the Board of Studies for Hotel Management & Catering Technology. He is a
visiting faculty at various Hotel Management Colleges and has trained over a thousand hospitality
professionals. He has completed numerous pre and post opening hotel consultancies in India and
overseas.
• In order to spread his extensive knowledge to aspiring hotel professionals, Gajanan has penned a
large number of books spanning different segments of the hospitality industry. Starting from his first
book ‘Bar Management and Operations’ published in 2010, he has written 23 books including
Hospitality Management, Food and Beverage Management, Hotel Engineering Management, Front
Office Management, Hotel Housekeeping Management, The Cookery Trilogy: Advance Cookery
Theory, The Cookery Trilogy: Foundation of Cookery, The Cookery Trilogy: The Basic Cookery Book,
Hotel Sales and Marketing, Hospitality Industry Accounting & Fundamentals, Customer Interaction
Excellence in Hospitality, History of Indian Cuisine – Volume 1, History of Indian Cuisine – Volume 2,
Hotel Owner’s Manual, Hotel Security & Prevention, Training Manager’s Manual, Exceptional Service
In Hospitality Six Sigma Way, etc.

4. • Books
• Author : Shirke
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition Type: New
• Country Origin: India
• Edition: First
• Gift Wrap: No
• Publication Date: 2014
• Publisher: Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd