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
Tips for Writing a Self-Assessment at Your Finance Job, Pt. I
The self-assessment has broken even the strongest and most confident accounting and finance professionals. Follow our advice to come out of it smelling like roses.
Top 5 Knowledge Podcasts To Expand Your Mind
Having a routine can help you navigate working-from-home during COVID-19 by helping you manage your work-day with your home-life.
Routine: Working From Home The Right Way
Having a routine can help you navigate working-from-home during COVID-19 by helping you manage your work-day with your home-life.
How to be Productive Working from Home
It’s hard not to talk about COVID-19, the second you turn on the TV, go on social media or visit your local grocery stores. The fact of the matter is that we are in the midst of a rapid shift in terms of how society functions, including how we do our jobs. Luckily, the year […]
Obtaining Your Dream Job: CFO
The Chief Financial Officer role is a dream job for many financial professionals. As an executive-level role, it is a crucial position, driving companies towards their next stage of growth. If being a modern CFO is your dream job, implement these tips in your career development strategy.
What A Little Spaghetti Taught Us About Innovation
There’s a famous 18-minute Spaghetti Tower Challenge that results in some pretty neat revelations around Teamwork and Innovation. You may have heard about it. I first came across it in The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle. I sensed this would be a worthy challenge to run at our office. When I floated this with some smart people I know, they asked – Which professional facilitator are you bringing in to lead the workshop? I told them it was just me.
The Power of Networking and How to Network Professionally
If you are a job seeker who buckles at the thought of putting yourself out there at a professional networking event, you’re not alone. Networking is one of those activities that tend to cause anxiety in many people. And while it’s a crucial part of the process if you hope to further your career in […]
4 Factors Blocking Your Ability to Think Strategically
The idea that there are factors blocking our ability to think strategically is interesting for all of us. If only we could snap our fingers and remove the blocks we would be crafting breakout strategies that transform our personal and work lives right?
6 Critical Skills Found in Strategic Thinkers
More than ever before, growing companies need strategic thinkers to ensure there is a healthy balance between tactical needs and sustainable long term growth. Strategic Thinking enables you to create insights that inform decision making. It involves identifying different ways for people to attain their chosen objectives and determine what actions are needed to get them into the position they want to be in.
FP&A: Not Just for CPAs
Is it true that Canadian employers have a tendency to hire CPAs over non-designated professionals (MBAs, CFA’s, undergraduate finance/business degree holders) within their Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) functions? With U.S. based companies, an emphasis on MBAs and the like, seem to be more prevalent for FP&A roles.
Finance Manager Survival Guide – Everyone is Watching you! Part 2
Now that you’ve got the basics down, read Part 2 of our Finance Manager Guide and learn how to drive performance.