Accounting and Financial Management for Residential Construction

By Emma Shinn

Book Overview

Take control of your finances with Accounting and Financial Management. This solid resource for builders, remodelers, developers, and contractors provides detailed information on how an accounting system operates and the basic principles for processing financial data. This fifth edition includes the updated NAHB Chart of Accounts and explains: -how technology facilitates procedures for such items as accounts payable, change orders, and payroll and how it impacts processing systems -the impact of additional management reports and how they can enhance and facilitate a manager's job -the key measurements that residential construction professionals should track -the integration of job cost accounting with estimating, purchasing, and scheduling -the profit center concept for multiple-project companies and its reporting requirements "This book is part of the core curriculum for several of our construction management programs. It provides essential information to take control of your finances." --Elizabeth Sugg, Curriculum Manager, Cengage Learning, Clifton Park, NY Accounting and Financial Management for Residential Construction, 5th Edition Kindle Edition is also available on Amazon.com. You can start reading this book immediately on your iPad, Kindle, or smartphone (iPhone, Blackberry, or Android), or on your desktop by simply downloading Amazon's Kindle App.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867186356
• ISBN13: 9780867186352
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Builderbooks
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Not bad

Not the most fun read, but it got the job done for the class I was taking

Good, solid advice

Despite some "sexist" references to everyone being female in this book, it certainly provided me with the information I was looking for in a format that was easily managed and a good read. Since I am not an accounting type, I think Emma really met the challenge when she wrote a book that I found easy to follow.

Great Basic Information

Well written and easy to understand but a bit on the simplistic side for anyone who has been working in the industry for an extended length of time.