The Finance Book: Understand the numbers even if you’re not a finance professional

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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

Highly practical – quick and easy, with real-life example running throughout, allowing the reader to dip in and out
New resource – Reinforce and Embed sections added throughout to make content more engaging and practical.

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
  • 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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    higher education, BUS027000, EDU013000, Vocational / Professional Studies, General Vocational / Professional