Financial Models and Simulation

List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - PART 1: THE PRACTICE OF FINANCIAL MODELING - The Leading Edge of Financial Analysis - Introducing Modeling Concepts in Finance and Accounting - Defining the Modeling Domain - Organizational Prerequisites with Financial Models -PART 2: MODELS FOR BUDGETING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL - Financial Planning and Budgeting Procedures - Developing and Using a Budget Analyzer - Building Models to Control Costs - Methods and Procedures for Better Control over Costs and Budgets - PART 3: MODELING BALANCE SHEET AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET OPERATIONS - Models for Balance Sheet Reporting - New Financial Instruments and Off-Balance Sheet Transactions - Cash Flow and Its Management - Ways and Means for Judging Profitability - PART 4: THE BOARD WANTS ANSWERS WHICH ARE NORMALIZED AND COMPREHENSIVE - How to Monitor a CEO through Critical Financial Ratios - The Creative Use of Algorithmic Solutions - The Role of Visualization with Analytical Approaches and Quantitative Methods - Acknowledgements - Index