Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (5 July 2024) © 2025

  • Peter Atrill University of Plymouth Business School
  • Eddie McLaney

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Your guide to essential accounting and finance principles for business decision-making

Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists, 12th edition, is a reader-friendly introduction to the subject, covering techniques widely used in financial accounting, management accounting, and financial management.

Enhance your understanding of the key financial statements, the importance of accounting and finance in decision-making and develop your practical knowledge by through discussion of up-to-date real-world examples including BP, EasyJet, Rolls Royce, and Airbus.

Engage with a range of activities and exercises designed to deepen your understanding of the field and prepare you for a successful career in business.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction to accounting and finance

PART ONE: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

  1. Measuring and reporting financial position 
  2. Measuring and reporting financial performance
  3. Accounting for limited companies
  4. Measuring and reporting cash flows
  5. Analysing and interpreting financial statements

PART TWO: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

  1. The relevance and behaviour of costs 
  2. Full costing
  3. Budgeting

PART THREE: FINANCE

  1. Making capital investment decisions
  2. Financing a business
  3. Managing working capital

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