{"product_id":"financial-intelligence-for-hr-professionals-9781422119136","title":"Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAs an HR manager, you''re expected to use financial data to make decisions, allocate resources, and budget expenses. But if you''re like many human resource practitioners, you may feel uncertain or uncomfortable incorporating financials into your day-to-day work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the groundbreaking formula they introduced in their book Financial Intelligence: A Manager''s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean, Karen Berman and Joe Knight present the essentials of finance specifically for HR experts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on their work training tens of thousands of managers and employees at leading organizations worldwide, the authors provide a deep understanding of the basics of financial management and measurement, along with hands-on activities to practice what you are reading. You''ll discover:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e·        Why the assumptions behind financial data matter\u003cbr\u003e·        What your company''s income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement really reveal\u003cbr\u003e· \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: What is Financial Intelligence? xi  PART ONE The Art Of Finance (and why it matters)  1. You Can't Always Trust the Numbers  2. Spotting Assumptions, Estimates, and Biases  3. Why Increase Your Financial Intelligence?  Part One Toolbox  PART TWO The (Many) Peculiarities Of The Income Statement  4. Profit Is an Estimate  5. Cracking the Code of the Income Statement  6. Revenue: The Issue Is Recognition  7. Costs and Expenses: No Hard-and-Fast Rules  8. The Many Forms of Profit  Part Two Toolbox  PART THREE The Balance Sheet Reveals The Most  9. Understanding Balance Sheet Basics  10. Assets: More Estimates and Assumptions (Except for Cash)  11. On the Other Side: Liabilities and Equity  12. Why the Balance Sheet Balances  13. The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet  Part Three Toolbox  PART FOUR Cash Is King  14. Cash Is a Reality Check  15. Profit ? Cash (And You Need Both)  16. The Language of Cash Flow  17. How Cash Connects with Everything Else  18. Why Cash Matters  Part Four Toolbox  PART FIVE RATIOS: Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You  19. The Power of Ratios  20. Profitability Ratios: The Higher the Better (Mostly)  21. Leverage Ratios: The Balancing Act  22. Liquidity Ratios: Can We Pay Our Bills?  23. Efficiency Ratios: Making the Most of Your Assets  Part Five Toolbox  PART SIX How to Calculate (and Really Understand) Return on Investment  24. The Building Blocks of ROI  25. Figuring ROI: The Nitty-Gritty  Part Six Toolbox  PART SEVEN Applied Financial Intelligence: Working Capital Management  26. The Magic of Managing the Balance Sheet  27. Your Balance Sheet Levers  28. Homing In on Cash Conversion  Part Seven Toolbox  PART EIGHT Creating A Financially Intelligent Department (And Organization)  29. Financial Literacy and Corporate Performance  30. Financial Literacy Strategies  Appendix: Putting it into Practice  Notes  Acknowledgments  Index  About the Authors\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard Business Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867011002711,"sku":"9781422119136","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/financial-intelligence-for-hr-professionals-9781422119136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}