Financial and Management Accounting, 9th edition

Published by Pearson (9 March 2026) © 2026

  • Pauline Weetman University of Edinburgh
  • Darren Jubb University of Dundee
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Financial and Management Accounting helps you build a strong understanding of the principles that underpin financial reporting and management accounting, giving you the confidence to apply accounting concepts in real-world business situations. This text explains not only how accounting works, but also why it matters, with clear explanations, practical examples, and a structured approach that supports learning from foundational concepts through to more advanced topics.

Designed for undergraduate Business and Accounting students, the latest edition combines accessible guidance with extensive real-world case studies, activities, and applied exercises. Updated coverage of sustainability reporting, environmental impact, corporate social responsibility, and international accounting standards ensures you develop knowledge that reflects today's evolving business environment. A unique running case study and a strong focus on the accounting equation help connect theory to practice throughout your studies.

Table of contents

  • Part 1 Corporate Reporting: Annual Report and Accounts
  • Users needs for information
  • What influences the annual report?
  • The accounting equation: a systematic approach to financial reporting
  • Financial statements from the accounting equation
  • Ensuring the quality of financial statements
  • Part 2 Reading and interpreting company reports
  • Published financial statements
  • Ratio analysis
  • Ratios - worked example
  • Part 3 Reporting the transactions of a business
  • Accounting information for service businesses
  • Accounting information for trading businesses
  • Part 4 Recognition in financial statements
  • Non-current (fixed) assets
  • Current assets
  • Current liabilities
  • Provisions and non-current (long-term) liabilities
  • Ownership interest
  • Part 5 Setting the scene and defining the basic tools of management accounting
  • Functions of management accounting
  • Classification of costs
  • Product costs: materials, labour and overheads
  • Part 6 Job costs and stock valuation
  • Job costing
  • Part 7 Decision making
  • Break-even analysis and short-term decision making
  • Part 8 Planning and control
  • Preparing a budget
  • Standard costs
  • Performance evaluation and feedback reporting
  • Part 9 Capital investment appraisal and business strategy
  • Capital investment appraisal
  • Business strategy and management accounting
  • Financial accounting terms defined
  • Management accounting terms defined
  • Appendices
  • I Information extracted from annual report of Safe and Sure Group plc, used throughout Financial Accounting
  • II Solutions to numerical and technical questions in Financial Accounting
  • III Solutions to numerical and technical questions in Management Accounting
  • Index

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