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5 Differences Between Project Accounting & Financial Accounting

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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!

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

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Rajan Sood
Senior Manager, CPA Global Support Services
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
simple, quick and easy to understand...

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Andrey Grubin
PMP, PMI-ACP, PlasmaNet
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Very good, thanks for sharing

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Najam Mumtaz
Program Manager, Government of Pakistan
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Thanks for sharing

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