How to Make the Jump from Accountant to Manager
Not everybody has a promotion in their sites. For many people, a productive and supportive work environment is sufficient for their career satisfaction.
But for others, the desire to make the leap from accountant to manager is something they strive for.
If this is one of your goals, here are
Key Traits of Effective Finance Managers
Being an effective finance manager is like being a game-winning quarterback. Success shines a disproportionate amount of light on your shoulders, as does failure.
And like a quarterback, a good manager understands the strengths and weaknesses of each member of his or her team and utilizes their skills accordingly. Effective
How to Make the Jump from Finance Manager to Finance Director
As a Finance Manager you’ve worked hard, demonstrated a team-first mentality and been rewarded professionally as a result.
And while you may be content in your present role, you can foresee a desire to take the next step in your career. For those of you who want to make
5 Tips for New Finance Managers: Part 2
In an earlier post we shared that new finance managers need to have a team-first mentality and connect with a mentor in order to lay a foundation for success.
Read on for our final three tips.
Be Responsive and Reliable
Nothing erodes trust faster than a manager who over promises
Hiring Accounting Contractors for Quick Wins
By Frank Wdowczyk, CGA
Frank, Senior Recruitment Partner at Clarity Recruitment, has over eight years of practical accounting experience, and seven years as a finance recruiter. He lends his extensive expertise to finance professionals across the GTA.
When I first got into accounting and finance recruiting, specializing in contract placements,
3 Signs It’s Time to Hire a Finance Manager
As a small business owner the buck stops with you.
You’re in charge of hiring, letting people go and charting the company’s direction. Sometimes you can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day.
To reduce your workload, you’ve grown your sales force, hired an
How to Become an Excellent Finance Manager
Being an excellent finance manager is akin to walking a tightrope. You have to balance the competing demands of employees, shareholders and your own boss, while still maintaining focus and grace under pressure.
A great finance manager does several things well. They are strong relationship builders and model behaviours designed
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.
Some Do’s and Don’ts for Being a Great Finance Manager
What makes a great finance manager great? What separates the best bosses from the mediocre or subpar supervisors who give management a bad name — the ones who bully their employees and drive them to quit, aren’t capable of providing the right kind of leadership to their staff, and can’
