Title

Finance for the Non Financial Manager

Publisher

www.bookboon.com

Date

12th January 2016

URL

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ISBN

ISBN: 978-87-403-1204-1

Description

 

This book has been written for junior, middle and senior managers who do not work in accounting or finance but who need to know what happens in accounting and finance! By the end of the book, you will

 

Be able to distinguish between and use the three major financial statements

 

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow Statement

 

Carry out an analysis of financial data using a variety of techniques, including ratio analysis

Carry out a qualitative analysis of financial and non financial data

Review the annual report and accounts of organisations, including the notes of explanation found in those reports

Identify trends and strategies contained in financial and non financial data and reports

 

Contents

 

Building the Accounting Picture

Definitions

The Bookkeeping and Accounting Cycle

Bookkeeping Processes

 

Identifying a Bookkeeping Transaction

The Concepts of Accounting

 

Building Financial Statements

Case Study: David Tasker

David Tasker Guidance and Templates

 

Business Analysis

Credit Analysis

Equity Analysis

Business Activities

Planning Activities

Financing Activities

Operating Activities

 

Correlation and Correlation Matrices

Correlation

Excel: CORREL(array_1,array_2)

Data Analysis ToolPak Add-In

 

Technical and Fundamental Analysis

 

Financial Statements: basic analysis

Financial Statements Reflect Business Activities

The Financial Ratio Analysis of Organisations

 

Financial Statements Analysis: in detail

1 Comparative financial statement analysis

2 Common Size Financial Statement Analysis

Creating Common Size Statements

3 Ratio analysis

4 Cash Flow Analysis

5 Valuation

 

Benchmarking of Financial and Non Financial Performance

Key Performance Indicators

Management Models That Have a Profound Impact on KPIs

Balanced Scorecard

Beyond Budgeting Management Model

Converting Reports from Information Memorandums to Decision Based Reports

Definitions

 

Review Annual Report and Accounts

Non Financial Data

Reviewing the Annual Report for Evidence of Trends and Strategies

Identify trends and strategies contained in financial and non financial data and reports