Finance Sense

Part I: Financial Statements and Financial Accounting

Chapter 1 : Financial Statements

Chapter 2 : Financial Statement Analysis

Chapter 3 : Accounting Mechanics

Chapter 4 : Financial Forecasting

Part II: Cost and Management Accounting

Chapter 5 : Cost Systems and Methods

Chapter 6 : Managerial Decision Makin

Chapter 7 : Budgeting

Chapter 8 : Cost Management

Part III: Financial System and Valuation Concepts

Chapter 9 : The Financial System

Chapter 10 : The Time Value of Money

Chapter 11 : Risk and Return

Part IV: Financial Management

Chapter 12 : Financial Management : An Overview

Chapter 13 : Capital Budgeting

Chapter 14 : Financial Strategy

Chapter 15 : Sources of Finance

Chapter 16 : Working Capital Management

Part V: Special Topics

Chapter 17 : Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring

Chapter 18 : International Finance

Chapter 19 : Value-based Management

Chapter 20 : Business Performance Measurement

Chapter 21 : Corporate Valuation

Chapter 22: Risk Management

This book is aimed at helping readers hone their sound finance sense which is the key to professional or business success. It would help them understand the financial and accounting reports used in the business, appreciate the financial implications of their decisions, and communicate meaningfully with their colleagues in the language of accounting and finance. The book thus offers a basic and clear understanding of finance and accounting to non-finance professionals.