Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists

by Peter Atrill, Eddie McLaney

This book is an ideal introduction to accounting and finance for both managers and students.

The book introduces accounting and finance, discusses how the financial status of an organization is measured; and then presents accounting for limited liability companies. Next, it introduces the measurement and reporting of cash flows, analysis and interpretation of financial statements; cost-volume-profit analysis; full costing; budgeting, and capital investment decisions. Extensive self-assessment and review questions are included, along with a detailed glossary.

Genres: Business, Accounting, Finance, Nonfiction, Reference, Textbooks

528 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

Reviews

[Jukka Lauhia · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best management/accounting books to read or just browse.

[Miracle Wong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for the accounting course I took. The sample questions given caused me to think through the concepts more deeply. Overall was a friendly and digestible introduction to Accounting and Financing, especially for someone who had no related background to this field.

[Emad Turkistani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for it's purpose

[Andrew Stannard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful examples to work through

[Grigory · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extremely good book if you're into that sort of things.

Will definitely re-read

[Steven Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book served as an educational aide for a university course on finance. Superbly written and very accessible.

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

For beginners, easy and clear reading

[Mary Dias · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ✨

It's hard to rate a book that I read for university, especially since it is about accounting, one of my least favorite modules
However, I must point out that this book is pretty well put together, has several real-life examples for better understanding, and explains things well overall
My only complaint is that sometimes I felt like they used too many words in order to explain something relatively simple, which made its reading tiring at times
Overall, it's a nice option for someone whiteout any knowledge of accounting who wants to get started on it

[Shige · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in MBA study. Still this is a good reference of this area.

[Phil Filippak · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly good book for those who want to know how companies work. I skipped most of the practical exercises for I have no intention to do accounting by myself. Although, the broad view is valuable.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good primer for the financial accounting generalist. Clear descriptions with exercises and real life examples of the concepts described.