09 January 2010
I am from CS background. Could anyone please advise me good reference books for the following subjects for preparation:
Paper-II :Financial and Commercial Accounts
I) Advanced Accounting: 1. Company Accounts introduction; shares & debentures etc. 2. Company Accounts; final Accounts 3. Cash and fund flow statements
II) Auditing 1. Nature, objective and basic principles of auditing 2. Techniques of auditing physical verification, examination of documents and vouching, direct confirmation, analytical review. 3. Planning and audit, audit programmes, working papers, audit process 4. Valuation of internal controls. 5. Various types of Audit.
III) Financial Management – an over view: 1. Goals of Financial Management. 2. Key activities of Financial Management. 3. Relationship of Finance to Accounting and Audit 4. Organisation of Finance Function.
IV) Financial Statements: 1. Basic concepts underlying accounting. 2. Balance Sheet 3. Profit and Loss Accounts 4. Source and usage of final statements 5. Financial topics related to balances received and profit and loss accounts 6. Analysing financial performance 7. Financial ratios 8. Applications of financial analysis 9. Problems in financial statements and analysis 10. Break-even analysis and leverages.
V) Financial Management in Public Sector Enterprises: 2. Capital Budgeting 3. Long term financing 4. Working Capital Management 5. Memorandum of Understanding 6. Financial Management & Control