A definitive practical guide to the strategies, applications and skills needed to understand the basics and the advanced practices of strategic financial management. A reference guide to complex aspects of strategic financial management Through case studies and examples shows how the theories and strategies of financial management should be applied Covers the syllabus requirements of professional institutions and professional examinations including the ACCA financial management syllabus Covers the more complex aspects of strategic financial management Based on successful training courses delivered by the author

This book enables you to master the commercial essentials of the subject and teaches you techniques that will be of immediate use. It provides a practical guide to financial accounting, budgetary control and management accounting, the relationship between the enterprise and its investors and sources of capital, financial analysis techniques, principles and structure of financial management and techniques for strategic, tactical and operational decision making.

Overcome debt, make smart money decisions, and build a financially secure future Do you support your family, pay your taxes, get the bills done on time—and yet still struggle to achieve financial security? If so, you’re not alone. About one-third of all Americans have not saved for retirement, another third have no savings at all, and more than half have no budget. How did we get here? Two words: financial illiteracy. As money and finance have become more complex over the decades, the average American has not been able to keep up—in essence, leaving our personal financial decisions up to banks, bureaucrats, policymakers, and even fraudsters. Norm Champ, a former director at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), provides an in-depth primer on how money works, designed just for you—the non-finance reader. Champ shows how to: • Pay off your loans and stay out of debt for the long run • Build savings that will see you through thick and thin • Avoid financial disaster—from bad credit deals to outright scams • Start building a safe, smart investing portfolio Our financial system is easier to grasp than you think—and armed with this new knowledge and insight, you’ll finally take control of your financial future. When you know how money works, you make better financial decisions. It’s that simple. Mastering Money demystifies finance and provides plainspoken, straightforward advice for building a solid financial foundation you can count on in good times and bad.

This book offers a unique blend of academic rigour and practical insight and uses examples and illustrations drawn from a wide range of real-life situations. Mastering Financial Management will help you to tease out meaning from company accounts, make your financial reports interesting and influential, manage budgets and motivate people to achieve targets, and much more. Ideal as a text for all students requiring an introduction to financial management and for business managers with no financial background.

FT Mastering Finance brings together the latest in financial expertise from three of the best finance schools in the world. Built around three core modules - corporate finance, investment and financial markets - it provides an understanding and application of financial skills, covering such areas as capital structure, floors, random walk and risk management.