Shihan Sheriff

Read the numbers without a finance background

If you manage people, budgets or a business but never trained in finance, these books are for you. Shihan Sheriff, a working CFO, wrote Accounting Fundamentals and Expanding Financial Acumen to explain finance and accounting in plain English. Start with a free chapter of Accounting Fundamentals below, then find every title, edition and contribution further down.

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Accounting Fundamentals

A Non-Finance Manager's Guide to Finance & Accounting

Sound familiar?

  • The monthly report lands and the income statement and balance sheet do not tell you much.
  • Finance terms come up in meetings and you nod along rather than ask.
  • You are asked for a budget or a forecast and are not sure where to start.

Left as it is, you end up making decisions on someone else's reading of the numbers. This award-winning book explains the basics of finance and accounting in plain English, written by a working CFO for managers and business owners without a finance background. On Amazon in Kindle, hardcover and paperback, with Italian and Arabic editions.

What the book covers

  • Understand accounting principles
  • Make sense of key financial terms
  • Read and analyze financial statements
  • Create business budgets and forecasts
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Questions before you buy

  • Do I need a finance background to read these books?

    No. Accounting Fundamentals is subtitled A Non-Finance Manager's Guide to Finance and Accounting, and Expanding Financial Acumen is subtitled A Guide for Non-Finance Managers. Both are written for people who manage teams, budgets or a business without formal finance training.

  • Which book should I start with?

    Start with Accounting Fundamentals. It covers accounting principles, key financial terms, financial statements, and budgets and forecasts. Then choose from the other titles below by topic: Expanding Financial Acumen (also for non-finance managers), KPIs for small businesses (The Art of Measuring Success in Small Businesses), tracking and repaying debt (Debt Tracker) and self-publishing (The Author's Playbook, where Shihan is a contributor).

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  • Which formats are available?

    Accounting Fundamentals is on Amazon in Kindle, hardcover and paperback, with an Italian edition (Kindle, hardcover and paperback) and an Arabic edition (Kindle). Expanding Financial Acumen and The Art of Measuring Success in Small Businesses are in Kindle and audiobook. Debt Tracker is a paperback.

  • Where do I buy the books, and what if I want a refund?

    Each title below links to its Amazon listing. As our Refund Policy says: "Our books are sold by third-party retailers such as Amazon. The retailer sets the price, takes the payment and decides the refund and return terms for its own store, so a refund request for a book bought there must go to that retailer."

  • Has Accounting Fundamentals won any awards?

    Yes. It won a Bronze Medal at the IPPY Awards 2024 (Finance/Investment/Economics) and a Gold Medal at the Global Book Awards 2024 (Business - Finance). Each award links to its public source further down this page.

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