TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING/CIVIL 
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 for Construction will help you better understand and navigate the financial decisions that are part of every construction project. 
This book is a compact summary of the basic financial skills that a construction professional must have to be successful in the management of a construction company and its projects. Its topics address many of the questions that any construction administrator will face, such as: 
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<li>How to organize and use a company's financial reports</li> <li>What amount of cash must be made available to the contractor to complete a project</li> <li>Why the early payment of supplier invoices can enhance profitability</li> <li>How to quantify the time value of money in financial decisions</li> <li>What tax amount is owed by a company and how it impacts the bottom line</li> <li>How to control project costs</li> <li>What financial sources are available to a construction contractor for capital expansion</li> </ul>
In this text, you will learn about accounting fundamentals, project-related financial matters, and company level financial issues―three factors that are key to your career success. An ideal reference for students of construction management and engineering, as well as professionals who need a quick refresher when dealing with cost control analysis and other financial issues, this text also offers: 
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<li>Easy-to-understand coverage of financial concepts specific to the construction industry, including business taxation, project control, engineering economy, and financial forecasting</li> <li>Numerous worked examples, plus end-of-chapter review questions and exercises</li> <li>Helpful appendices that present the structure of a typical chart of accounts, the flow of transactions through a construction accounting system, and tables required for computing interest and the time value of money</li> </ul>

Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction

Business & Money

Halpin, Daniel W.

Senior, Bolivar A.

Management & Leadership

wiley

TRY (FREE for 14 days), OR RENT this title: www.wileystudentchoice.com It’s often said that the construction professional has to be a “jack of all trades, and master of all.” This text covers a wide range of subjects, reflecting the breadth of knowledge needed to understand the dynamics of this large and complex industry. This edition includes updated chapters on planning and scheduling, a new chapter addressing linear scheduling methods, material regarding the historical background of construction as a profession, and includes an Instructor Resource of solutions to the end-of-chapter review exercises. This text has become a standard course text at many universities. The first four editions have enjoyed wide success as an introductory treatment of the subjects which are critical to success in the construction industry. This fifth edition preserves the features that have been most appreciated by its users throughout the years, and adds suggestions provided by instructors and students through formal surveys and informal feedback to the authors.

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