From reading an income statement to analyzing valuation methodologies, understanding the basics of finance is an essential part of your professional knowledge tool kit—even if it's not your primary role in the company.

Finance Essentials for Managers delivers the key concepts you need to know, so you can master the topics required for moving to the next step in your career. Best of all, no prior accounting or finance experience is required. Based on author Chris Haroun's experience on Wall Street, at Goldman Sachs, in the venture capital industry, and serving at some of the world's leading hedge funds, this practical guide is organized into three sections:

Part 1: The Essentials delivers a solid overview of accounting, financial ratios, forecasting financial statements, valuing companies, investment research, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, options, and more.

Part 2: The Essentials Applied highlights which areas of finance you need to focus on and provides exercises for creating and forecasting financial statements, using investment research, and more.

Part 3: Beyond the Essentials illustrates five different case studies on specific finance topics.