Leadership Skills Every Finance and Accounting Manager Needs
Managing a finance team is as much about leading people as balancing the books. The skills that separate a strong finance manager from a good accountant.
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.
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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.
