{"product_id":"financial-management-step-by-step","title":"Financial Management, Step by Step for 2027","description":"\u003cp class=\"bsbs-lead\"\u003eFor managers who can read the accounts but need to act on them: diagnose performance, free cash from working capital, appraise investments and choose the right funding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor owners, directors and managers who carry real financial responsibility: you sign off investments, talk to the bank, answer to a board or run a profit centre. The book assumes you can already read a profit and loss account and a balance sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCalculate the four families of financial ratios – profitability, liquidity, efficiency and gearing – from your own accounts or any company’s accounts filed at Companies House.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBreak return on equity into margin, asset turnover and financial leverage with DuPont analysis, developed by Donaldson Brown at DuPont, and add return on capital employed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMeasure your cash conversion cycle and set deliberate policies for customer credit, stock and supplier terms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBuild a simple activity-based cost model, the approach developed by Robin Cooper and Robert Kaplan, to see which products and customers really make money.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBuild a driver-based model that links profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow, and test it with checks and scenarios.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAppraise investments with payback, accounting rate of return, net present value and internal rate of return, then compare debt and equity and estimate your weighted average cost of capital in plain terms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSize liquidity, credit, currency and interest rate risk, and put core internal controls and a Companies House and HMRC compliance calendar in place.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e64 pages, 9 chapters\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEvery chapter follows the same pattern: key concepts, a step-by-step method, an illustrative example from a fictional UK organisation, a ready-to-use tool, common mistakes, key steps and a “Try it” exercise\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTools include a ratio analysis template, DuPont analysis worksheet, working capital dashboard, activity-based costing sheet, financial model structure template, NPV and IRR worksheet, funding options comparison, financial exposure map and internal controls map with compliance calendar\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUK notes on late payment, tax, funding and filing, given as general guidance\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA 30-60-90 day action plan with checklists, plus a glossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePDF in A4 format — read on screen or print\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInstant download after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAnalysing Performance with Ratios\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFinding the Drivers with DuPont Analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eManaging Working Capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCosting Products, Services and Customers\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBuilding an Integrated Financial Model\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAppraising Investment Decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFunding the Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eManaging Financial Risk\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFinancial Controls and Year-End Compliance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePart of The Business Library\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis title is one of the 55 ebooks in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-business-library\"\u003eThe Business Library\u003c\/a\u003e, available together for £109 (worth £1,437 if bought separately: the total of the individual prices of the included titles in our store). It is also included in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-ultimate-business-bundle\"\u003eThe Ultimate Business Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e, which adds 8 checklists and toolkits and 10 workbooks — all 73 products for £147.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Business Step by Step","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59143575077196,"sku":"BSBS-40","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/3147\/8860\/files\/bsbs-40-financial-management-step-by-step-3d.jpg?v=1791672123","url":"https:\/\/businessstepbystep.co.uk\/products\/financial-management-step-by-step","provider":"Business Step by Step","version":"1.0","type":"link"}