Corporate Financial Management — Glen Arnold
A broad finance foundation; detailed for a quick reference. Brealey, Myers and Allen add capital-market theory; Damodaran offers valuation depth.
Recommended reading
Finance
Understand the accounts, investment choices and how financial information supports strategy.
Finance and Accounting for Business — Bob Ryan
An accessible bridge for managers. Atrill and McLaney provide further introductory support.
Strategic Accounting for Management — Bob Ryan
Connects accounting with strategy. Drury’s Management and Cost Accounting adds technical foundations; Johnson and Kaplan’s Relevance Lost provides a critique of management-accounting practice.
How to use this reading
Begin with the level appropriate to your financial background, then move to valuation or strategic accounting. Supplement older editions with relevant reporting developments.