Leadership Skills Every Accounting and Finance Manager Should Have
The job of an accounting manager is as much about leading people as it is about balancing the books. These are some leadership skills that accounting managers need to succeed.
Accountants aren’t always considered the most outgoing or extroverted types (despite appearing in ever greater numbers on your favourite
5 Traits of Successful Finance Managers
We’ve all been there – deadlines looming, exhaustion creeping in and the photocopier jamming for the twentieth time that day. What is a manager to do?
Take heed, there appear to be five things that successful finance managers practice on a consistent basis. Read on to find out what they
Work-Life Balance Tips for Accountants
For those with jobs in accounting, achieving work-life balance need not be an impossible pursuit. But it isn’t an easy one, either. Here are some tips for ensuring greater work-life balance as an accountant.
[caption id="attachment_4283" align="alignleft" width="214"] Find your perfect work-life balance.[/caption]Tip #1: Manage Your
3 Big Mistakes First-Time Accounting and Finance Managers Make
Everybody makes mistakes — that’s why pencils have erasers, after all. Management is a tough job to pick up on-the-fly. Here are some of the common mistakes first-time accounting and finance managers make when they start their new positions.
Promoting an Employee on Your Finance Team
Putting the right person in charge of your finance team is a big decision that can dramatically impact the overall health and well-being of your organization. Promoting an employee who’s well-suited for expanded authority and responsibilities can yield tremendous dividends for your company, and boost the ROI you’re getting from that employee. Promoting the wrong person, on the other hand — someone who is ill-equipped for a managerial role — can wreak havoc on a functional unit.
