Communicating John Wiley & Sons Inc Communicating Financials to Executives Paperback

A hands-on guide to the effective communication of financial data, ideas, and insights

In Communicating Financials to Executives, veteran finance practitioners and consultants Anders Liu-Lindberg and Christian Frantz Hansen deliver an indispensable discussion of how to clearly, effectively, and productively communicate financial reports to executives. In the book, Liu-Lindberg and Hansen walk you through a five-step approach to the persuasive communication of financial information. They combine theory with practical, hands-on guidance on data presentation strategies that bring significant value to the table and lead to greater business success in the organisation.

The authors explain the executive decision-making process and how you can tailor your financial data presentation approach to integrate into it, as well as techniques for managing the amount of detail in your communications and appropriately structuring your data for maximum impact. You’ll also discover how to incorporate visual storytelling to better communicate ideas to people who have difficulty understanding raw numbers in a spreadsheet.

Communicating Financials to Executives is the perfect guide for finance professionals who want to ensure that the information and insights they deliver to executives is actually understood and acted upon.

Practical guide to effectively communicate financial data, ideas, and insights to executives

Communicating Financials to Executives delivers indispensable insights on how to clearly, effectively and productively communicate financials to executives across industries in an influential manner. In this book, finance practitioners and consultants Anders Liu-Lindberg and Christian Frantz Hansen deliver a five-step approach on how to get started, along with underlying theory explaining why each step is imperative to success.

Special attention is placed on not just presenting data but doing so in a way that brings significant value to the table and creates an impact that leads to greater business success for the organisation. Topics explored in this book include:

• The executive decision-making process and how to tailor your approach to seamlessly integrate into it
• Managing the amount of detail in communications and knowing how to structure data appropriately
• Visual elements that can help better communicate data to individuals who aren't “numbers people”
• Specific struggles that financial and accounting professionals face in the modern business environment
• How to build management reports that are easily understood by executives and drive significant business value

Communicating Financials to Executives earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all finance professionals seeking to better harvest the fruits of their labour by properly articulating ideas and insights to decision-makers within an organisation.