Financial management and accounting fundamentals for construction /

• Main Author: Halpin, Daniel W.
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Senior, Bolivar A.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2009]
• Subjects: Building > Estimates.; Construction industry > Accounting.; Building > Cost control.; Construction industry > Finance.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Successful financial management in the construction industry begins with this hands-on guide While construction professionals are skilled in the technical side of their work, they often find the financial management aspect of the business daunting. Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals fo...

Table of Contents:

• Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; The Big Paradox; What Is Financial Management?; First Stop: Financial Accounting; Why Construction Accounting Is Different from Accounting in Other Business Sectors; Who Is at Risk?; Projects: The Output of the Construction Process; Project-Level Controls; Time Value of Money; Entrepreneurial Issues; Review Questions and Exercises; 2 Understanding Financial Statements; Introduction; Why Should You Care about Accounting?; Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.