Finance for Nonfinancial Managers, Second Edition
- 4h 9m
- Gene Siciliano
- McGraw-Hill
- 2015
Financial decisions impact virtually every area of your company. As a manager, it's up to you to understand how and why.
Finance for Nonfinancial Managers helps you understand the information in essential financial reports and then shows you how to use that understanding to make informed, intelligent decisions. It provides a solid working knowledge of:
- Basic Financial Reports--All about balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and more
- Cost Accounting--Methods to assess which products or services are most profitable to your firm
- Operational Planning and Budgeting--Ways to use financial knowledge to strengthen your company
About the Author
Gene Siciliano is a financial management consultant. His business helps companies increase profits and enterprise value by developing and implementing more effective operational financial strategies. He collaborates with CEOs to develop, implement, and manage financial strategies that will improve profitability, enterprise value, and owner peace of mind. His tools of the trade include interim and part-time financial management, business planning, management effectiveness audits, due diligence and quality of earnings reviews, management workshops in financial management, and executive coaching. His Controller for Rent™ service provides interim financial executives to manage finance departments on an interim basis—for a few weeks, a few months, or even a few years.
An active writer, speaker, and trainer, Gene is also the author of Financial Mastery for the Career Teacher and Finance for Administrative Assistants. His articles on financial management, business planning, and cost control have been published internationally. He also publishes print and electronic newsletters for advisors, managers, and owners of privately owned companies.
Following graduation from Penn State University’s Smeal College with a business degree in accounting, Gene spent several years on active duty as a Naval Reserve officer. He carries the permanent rank of Commander, U.S. Navy–Retired. Returning to civilian life, he joined Alexander Grant & Company (now Grant Thornton), a large international public accounting firm. In 1986 he founded Western Management Associates, the consulting business that he owns and operates today. In his practice he often serves as the part-time chief financial officer for client companies. From that experience grew the trademark of his business, Your CFO for Rent®.
When not in the office, Gene has served nonprofit organizations—both professional and charitable—as board chair, president, board member, and treasurer. He’s most often drawn to organizations that help children and adults with special needs. In his spare time, he enjoys tennis and the theater, both available in abundance near his home in Redondo Beach, California.
In this Book
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Finance for Nonfinancial Managers, Second Edition
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Introduction
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Counting the Beans: Why Good Financial Information Is Critical to You
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The Structure and Interrelationship of Financial Statements
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The Balance Sheet: Basic Summary of Value and Ownership
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The Income Statement: The Flow of Progress
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Profit versus Cash Flow: What’s the Difference—and Who Cares?
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The Statement of Cash Flow: Tracking the King
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Key Performance Indicators: Finding the “Hidden” Information
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Cost Accounting: A Really Short Course in Manufacturing Productivity
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Good Investment or Bad? How Do You Decide?
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Get to Breakeven First!
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Business Planning: Creating the Future You Want, Step-by-Step
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The Annual Budget: Financing Your Plans
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Financing the Business: Understanding the Debt versus Equity Options
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Attracting Outside Investors: The Entrepreneur’s Path
