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Business finance explained in a practical and accessible way.
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Managers are constantly expected to make decisions fully understanding the financial consequence. In the absence of formal training few people are prepared for the responsibilities of dealing with management reports, budgets and capital proposals, and find themselves embarrassed by their lack of understanding. This book will be a practical guide to understanding and managing financial responsibilities: 'how to assemble a budget', 'how to read variances on a report', 'how to construct a proposal to invest in new equipment'. By taking the actual things that managers have to do, each chapter will explore the range of principles that can be applied, illustrate practical ways the principles are used and provide guidance for implementation. The book will help the reader understand financial jargon, financial statements, management accounts, performance measures, budgeting, costing, pricing, decision-making and investment appraisal. It will be illustrated with numerous examples from a wide range of industries and not for profit organisations.
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To define a successful business it is necessary to begin by understanding what a business is - in essence "a commercial operation that is run with the aim of making a profit". Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
To define a successful business it is necessary to begin by understanding what a business is - in essence "a commercial operation that is run with the aim of making a profit". Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book presents a very straight forward and a practical approach in explaining complicated financial concepts. One salient difference of this book, when compared to other Corporate Finance books is that, the author draws very good practical examples at various stages when explaining the actual use of financial concepts.
My motivation for buying this book was two fold.
Firstly I wanted to refresh the subject matter I learned under Financial Management of the MBA program I followed sometime back. Although at the moment I am not very much involved in Finance related activities, in future it is likely that my job scope will involve Finance to a greater extent. The simplicity of explanations and the practical insights suggest that you do NOT need to have followed an MBA to understand the concepts.
Secondly the decision to buy this book was fairly swift. This is because I was already reading one of the books co-authored by the same author John Tennent which is "Guide to Financial Modeling" which is yet another down right practical guide to financial modeling.
This book strikes a very rare balance between Simplicity (In Explaining), Practicality and Comprehensiveness of the subject matter covered. In my opinion this book fills up a much needed void in the field of Financial Management.
My motivation for buying this book was two fold.
Firstly I wanted to refresh the subject matter I learned under Financial Management of the MBA program I followed sometime back. Although at the moment I am not very much involved in Finance related activities, in future it is likely that my job scope will involve Finance to a greater extent. The simplicity of explanations and the practical insights suggest that you do NOT need to have followed an MBA to understand the concepts.
Secondly the decision to buy this book was fairly swift. This is because I was already reading one of the books co-authored by the same author John Tennent which is "Guide to Financial Modeling" which is yet another down right practical guide to financial modeling.
This book strikes a very rare balance between Simplicity (In Explaining), Practicality and Comprehensiveness of the subject matter covered. In my opinion this book fills up a much needed void in the field of Financial Management.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed reading this book. I have been looking for a really practical finance book for years and at last I have found one. On a day to day basis I have to manage budgets, create forescasts etc. The book has provided me with a some insights that I have been able to put into practice straight away. However, occasionally I have deal with other potentially more complex areas such as submitting business cases and wrestling with product costs and the book covers these as well and has really helped. I like the focus on "real world" issues and examples. The book is easy to read and understand even when it is covering the more complex topics. I would recommend this to anyone who needs to really understand finance to be effective in their job.
Format:Hardcover
This is highly practical, comprehensive and comprehensible book on financial management for non-finance managers. I happened to find it on the bookshelf of my local Waterstone's Book Shop a couple of years ago and although £20 is a lot to pay I've found it worth every penny. It has improved my understanding of what accountants do, the challenges they face and how they can help you add value to the organisation.
The author writes with ease and confidence about a subject he knows well. The book is well organised and looking up specific issues or topics is easy. The non-finance person has no trouble following the author's points yet never feels patronised. There is a ten-page glossary.
Chapter 3 'The Role of the Finance Department' has proved particularly useful to me. (Personally, I'd make all financial directors read it; so many of them seem to have forgotten the role of their department, if they ever knew.) Relevant sections in this chapter include "What managers need to know", "Designing management information" and "Working with finance". The author goes into some detail on how to make financial information readable. It's rare to find such ideas in finance books - possibly one reason why many accountants cannot communicate with stakeholders, but are first rate at adding up columns of numbers.
This is an excellent book, useful to anyone working with accountants or other finance people.
The author writes with ease and confidence about a subject he knows well. The book is well organised and looking up specific issues or topics is easy. The non-finance person has no trouble following the author's points yet never feels patronised. There is a ten-page glossary.
Chapter 3 'The Role of the Finance Department' has proved particularly useful to me. (Personally, I'd make all financial directors read it; so many of them seem to have forgotten the role of their department, if they ever knew.) Relevant sections in this chapter include "What managers need to know", "Designing management information" and "Working with finance". The author goes into some detail on how to make financial information readable. It's rare to find such ideas in finance books - possibly one reason why many accountants cannot communicate with stakeholders, but are first rate at adding up columns of numbers.
This is an excellent book, useful to anyone working with accountants or other finance people.
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