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    The FD Advantage (What your FD should be Doing)
    The FD Advantage (What your FD should be Doing)
    The FD Advantage (What your FD should be Doing)
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    The FD Advantage (What your FD should be Doing)

    By Liam Wall

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    This book is targeted at those senior executives within the leadership team who have responsibility for finance and risk, in companies with revenues under £25 million.
    Although the actual job title for such an executive varies, for the purposes of this book we are using the title “Finance Director”.

    As a company grows beyond the start-up phase it requires access to a wide range of business & technical resources.

    However, in comparison to a company with a turnover of £250m it is unlikely that they will need, or will be able to afford, these resources on a full-time basis.

    Outsourcing such skills is the usual route. However, what is often ignored is the necessity of managing these resources.

    Solicitors, insurance brokers, surveyors, pension providers, banks, specialised lenders, private equity providers, venture capitalists, suppliers, loss adjusters, accountants and tax advisers to name but a few will provide these resources. Ensuring they all work together needs proactive management which falls to the Finance Director.

    It is likely that the “Finance Director” holding these responsibilities is a member of the original founding team, an accountant, a lawyer or a chartered secretary. They will therefore tend to be very knowledgeable on one or possibly two resource areas.

    The purpose of this book is to help Finance Directors identify what areas fall within the remit of finance and risk.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSharif George
    Release dateApr 17, 2017
    ISBN9781910372883
    The FD Advantage (What your FD should be Doing)
    Author

    Liam Wall

    Liam is an experienced Finance Director with over 20 years’ experience as Head of Finance at board level within a range of sectors covering professional services, leisure, retail, business services and IT. Liam has been a member of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) since 1993 and is a member of the Institute of Directors. He has also co-authored two books and has volunteered as a Charity Director since 1990. Liam is also founder and chairman of the Association of Finance and Risk professionals. The AFRP is a professional body promoting education and professional standards for people involved in managing businesses at board level.

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      The FD Advantage (What your FD should be Doing) - Liam Wall

      The FD

      Advantage

      What the Finance Director Should Be Doing

      © Copyright 2016 by Liam Wall

      Liam Wall has asserted his right under the copyright, designs and patents act 1988, to be identified as author of this work.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher or the Copyright Licensing Agency.

      FIRST EDITION – February 2017

      British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

      A catalogue record and a copy of this book are available from the British Library

      ISBN: 978-1-910372-98-2 eBook

      ISBN: 978-1-910372-99-9 Paperback

      Parvus Magna Press publishes limited run and niche interest books in the UK. If you would like to see your book in print please email your manuscript to [email protected]

      About the Author

      Liam is an experienced Finance Director with over 20 years’ experience as Head of Finance at board level within a range of sectors covering professional services, leisure, retail, business services and IT.

      Liam has been a member of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) since 1993 and is a member of the Institute of Directors. He has also co-authored two books and has volunteered as a Charity Director since 1990.

      Liam is also founder and chairman of the Association of Finance and Risk professionals. The AFRP is a professional body promoting education and professional standards for people involved in managing businesses at board level.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      The Role

      Who is your FD?

      CEO’S vision.

      The founder’s financial feel

      Understand and measure value.

      Understand business other directors’ portfolios

      Business’s marketplace

      Involvement with the sector or industry.

      Part of the business community.

      Understand the competitors

      Understanding your Product Advantage

      A good Finance Director will manage risk.

      Building systems and processes

      External help.

      Investors

      Understanding KPI’s

      Business Modelling

      Business Performance

      Understanding the bank

      Find the most appropriate funding.

      The Good Finance Director

      Introduction

      This book is targeted at those senior executives

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