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Why You Should Always Have A Break Before Starting Your New Job

You have completed the selection process. You get notified by the hiring organisation that you have been successful and are offered the job. Great news for you without a doubt. The hiring organisation will no doubt want to know when you can start. The temptation might be to say a date immediately after your notice period in your old […]

Be Prepared For A Range Of Questions In An Accounting Job Interview

You are an accountant. You might already be fully qualified or perhaps studying for your professional exams. You may have a little or a lot of experience. What’s important is that you are prepared for a range of questions in an accounting job interview. Gone are the days when it was just about finding out if you are technically […]

What Does It Take To Be A Finance Leader

In professions like Finance one thing you know is this. The only way to progress beyond a certain level, financially and otherwise is take the step up to leading. Of course not every technically brilliant accountant can become an effective leader in Finance. Equally there’s no checklist which if you follow will ensure that you become an effective […]

Don’t Get Hung Up On Job Titles When Looking For Next Accounting Job

Don’t get hung up on job titles when looking for your next job in finance. Now that may seem like a strange thing to say. But here’s a reason why I think it’s important you don’t get hung up on job titles. Every organisation calls jobs, something different. One sector might describe one role in name, one role in […]

How Maximise The Number of Points You Score In Each Job Interview Question

How can you maximise the number of points you gain in a job interview? You see in some sectors, particularly the public sector and big public sector organisations, they often use a points based scoring system in the job interview. The reason they do that is because they typically have a series of questions that they ask […]

Where You Need To Focus If You Want To Get To A Senior Level In Your Career

I work with accountants and professionals. One thing I know about this group is that many of them are ambitious. They work hard to get their qualifications. They work hard for their organisations. They hope that this will lead to promotions and reaching a senior level in their profession. There is a problem however. The further you move up the career […]

How To Make A Great Start and Thrive In Your New Accounting Job

Landing your next accounting job is tough. There’s a lot of competition. You will have had to put in a lot of personal effort to get the job. The good news comes that you have got the job. Of course you want to take a moment to enjoy the positive outcome. You know however that this is just the start […]

What Helps and What Hinders Your Ability To Influence As A Finance Business Partner

The role of the Finance Business Partner is sometimes misunderstood. I’ve seen job descriptions where finance business partnering is spoken about a lot. But in reality the role is nowhere close to being that of a Finance Business Partner. For me a true Finance Business Partner is someone who is in many respects like the Finance Director for […]

What You Need To Focus On If Looking To Change Sector At A Senior Level in Finance

I had an enquiry come in from someone looking to move into an FD role in the NHS. Their past experience was in another sector. Working with clients over the last 15 years, one thing I’ve learned is this. Changing sectors can be really challenging at any level. You might be wondering why. It’s actually pretty simple. Those making the hiring […]

Use Examples To Stand Out In Job Interviews

When I started out in my accounting career over 40 years ago, job interviews were different. Back then you were more than likely to be asked questions where you had to explain how you would handle a situation. These questions weren’t bad questions. The trouble with them was that they weren’t great at separating the candidates that had […]