Basic Accounting Theory for Beginners or Those Thinking of a Career - Brossura

Cma Ma Pfp Jr, Charles Zeigler

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798902512394

Casa editrice: Page Publishing, 2026

Riassunto

Thinking about becoming an accountant but not sure what the work actually looks like day to day? This is the book to read before you commit to a degree.

Written by a CMA with fifty years of real-world experience in accounting and finance, this concise guide strips away the jargon and walks you through the fundamentals the way they were meant to be learned -- by hand, from first principles, before spreadsheets and software do the work for you.

Using a simple fictional manufacturing company as your guide, you'll follow a full year of transactions from initial investment to closing the books. You'll learn the accounting equation, double-entry bookkeeping, journal entries, and how financial statements actually come together -- the exact foundation every accountant needs, taught the way it builds real understanding instead of just passing a test.

Beyond the mechanics, you'll get a candid, experience-based comparison of accounting versus finance as careers: the certifications that matter, the salary and growth outlook, and the paths each profession can lead to, from controller to CFO. The book closes with hard-won personal advice on what actually makes someone successful in this field -- advice you won't find in a textbook.

If accounting has crossed your mind as a career, or you just want to finally understand how a company's books really work, this is the clearest, most honest place to start.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Page Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798902512394
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 28
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile