The Finance Book: Understand the numbers even if you’re not a finance professional
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THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS EVERY PROFESSIONAL NEEDS, TO MAKE BETTER FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS DECISIONS.
Why this book is different to other finance books:
• Quick and easy to use
• Spotlights “what you need to know”
• Requires no prior finance knowledge
• Practical and real-world focus
• Written by practitioners
No knowledge requiredThe book is purposefully designed to be quick and easy to use with no previous knowledge required to comprehend the concepts. We “tell you what you need to know” to quickly “get up to speed” in core finance concepts.A key feature of this book is that you do not have read it from cover to cover to make sense of finance. Each chapter is written as a “standalone” topic. This enables you to dip in and dip out of chapters. Further, we have taken otherwise complex topics and broken them down into key concepts that are explained in concise, easy to read sections.Practitioners not academicsWhilst not an academic book, it is also not a “simplistic” book. It is a practical book because it has been written by practitioners. We include throughout this book our first-hand personal experiences gained from working in businesses across many industries and sectors, rather than replicating knowledge from academia. In addition, the authors have spent countless hours instructing, teaching and training thousands of professionals from disciplines including marketing, sales, production, administration, HR and legal.Focused on business applicationThe overwhelming majority of finance books available are better suited to trainee accountants because they take an academic approach to finance. Whilst necessary for accountants, they immerse the reader in the “detail”.The Finance Book is written for non-finance people like you. It is aimed at those who work or aspire to work in business.It will help professionals in business or thinking about a career in business including board directors, business managers, MBA students, graduates and undergraduates.Your book, your journeyTo make the book easy to read, we have used a consistent format across chapters. Within each chapter there are multiple cross references (and links) to other relevant chapters as they occur. This will enable you to review chapters and make connections relevant to you. Allow your curiosity to determine your path through the book.THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS EVERY PROFESSIONAL NEEDS, TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS FOR THEIR BUSINESS
Why this book is different to other finance books:
The essential guide to accounting and finance written specifically for non-finance professionals.
The Finance Book de-mystifies the language of finance in an easy and accessible format, enabling you to understand business from a financial perspective.
Covering accounting fundamentals, financial statements, profitability, cashflow, business finance, financial performance and more, The Finance Book gives you the knowledge and skills needed to make more effective financial decisions.
This new edition has been full updated with:
· new content to enable you to consolidate your learning via ‘frequently asked questions’ included throughout
· illustrations of how finance concepts are applied in practice, through the lens of a real-life company
· explanations of the limitations of financial statements used to analyse business performance.
Introduction
Part 1 Finance Fundamentals
1 Finance personnel and systems
2 Cash versus accruals accounting
Part 2 Primary Financial Statements
3 Profit and loss (P&L)
4 The balance sheet
5 Cash flow statement
Part 3 Key Elements of Financial Statements
6 Revenue recognition
7 Opex and capex
8 Business tax
9 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
10 Goodwill and other intangibles
11 Stock
12 Debtors and creditors
13 Prepayments and accruals
14 Provisions and contingencies
15 Capital and reserves
16 Group accounting
17 Revaluation
18 Impairment
Part 4 Financial and Regulatory Environment
19 Accounting and financial reporting standards
20 External financial audit
21 Information in the public domain
22 Corporate governance and whistleblowing
Part 5 Assessing Financial Health
23 Profitability performance measures
24 Working capital and liquidity management
25 Insolvency and going concern risk
26 Long-term solvency performance measures
27 Investor ratios
28 Business valuation
Part 6 Sources of Business Finance
29 Equity finance
30 Debt finance
Part 7 Financial Management
31 Management accounts
32 Profitable pricing
33 Profit planning
34 Budgeting and forecasting
35 Investment appraisal
Part 8 Practical application
36 Consolidate and apply
37 The reliability, relevance & trustworthiness of financial statements
Appendix: Greggs plc 2020 Financial Statements
Stuart Warner Bsc (Hons) FCA, BFP, Cert IoD Stuart is the author of four finance books. His goal is to help businesses increase productivity and profits through innovative, engaging and experiential finance training programmes. He delivers training and consultancy internationally across multiple sectors. Over his career, Stuart has trained thousands of people. He has taught accounting trainees for professional qualifications and has delivered CPD courses for qualified accountants and interactive courses for non-finance professionals from graduate to board level. Stuart studied management sciences at UMIST and became a Chartered Accountant whilst working at PwC. Si Hussain BSc (Hons) FCA, BFP, FHEA, PgCert (HE) Saieem (Si) trained with KPMG qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1991.During his 30+ year career, Si has delivered financial training programmes to countless professionals and has held senior roles in companies, including Chief Executive of BPP Professional Education. He continues to teach finance to a full spectrum of professionals including managers and directors, non-finance professionals as well as those starting out on their careers. Si is an experienced facilitator and training consultant providing services to a wide range of organisations.
‘The Finance Book is a practical guide that deciphers finance and will transform your financial awareness and confidence. A must read that will become your go to finance Rosetta Stone.’ Jonathan Levy, ICAEW Director, Product Development
‘This book is different. It is neither traditional finance nor traditional accounting. It does not attempt to provide a theoretical foundation for the subject but offers nuggets of practical wisdom in a way that distils the authors’ decades of experience in the field.’ Emeritus Professor Robert Cressy, University of Birmingham, UK
‘A refreshingly easy ‘pick up and read’ book, providing straightforward explanations of potentially complex terms and aspects of finance. A key read for those seeking to understand the fundamentals of finance.’ Shirley Fyfe, Lead Facilitator and Trainer, Director, Kinsbourne Consulting Limited
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Subjects | higher education, BUS027000, EDU013000, Vocational / Professional Studies, General Vocational / Professional |