5 Differences Between Project Accounting & Financial Accounting

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by Elizabeth Harrin

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In this video I share 5 differences between what it means to do accounting on your project (and manage the financials/budget) and how financial accounting can work. Understanding these differences makes it easier for you to work with your Finance teams and run your project budgeting processes.

Posted on: September 13, 2017 08:00 AM | Permalink

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Stéphane Parent
Self Employed / Semi-retired, Leader Maker
Charlottetown, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Canada

Short and sweet!

Posted: Sep 13, 2017 12:39 PM

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Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado
Project Manager, F y F Fabricamos Futuro
Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia

Thanks

Posted: Sep 13, 2017 2:55 PM

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Rajan Sood
Senior Manager, CPA Global Support Services
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

simple, quick and easy to understand...

Posted: Sep 19, 2017 5:06 AM

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Andrey Grubin
PMP, CSM, CSPO, Huvoo
Brooklyn, NY, USA

Very good, thanks for sharing

Posted: Sep 29, 2017 9:52 AM

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Najam Mumtaz
Program Manager, Government of Pakistan
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Thanks for sharing

Posted: Nov 21, 2017 8:25 PM

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