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Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager #2023-280
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT JOB #2023-280 Employment Type: Contract- To permanent. Job Industry: Manufacturing Job Location: Scarborough, ON Our client, a rapidly growing electrical charging station manufacturing company is looking for a senior accountant. Experience within all assets finance function is necessary. You are a “doer”, hands on, outgoing, independent, analytical, detailed-oriented and results driven professional.…
Read MoreTerminate? That is too expensive!
Terminate? That is too expensive! I was sitting with a client a couple of weeks ago discussing their current accounting and finance staffing needs. The person I was meeting with shared with me that the current CFO has been with the organization for over twenty years. Started as a junior accountant, progressed throughout the years,…
Read MoreConsulting? Coaching?
Consulting and coaching is often misunderstood, many a times I see how CEO, COO and Presidents of start-up companies need to make a decision that they do not have the know-how, experience, skill, or understanding to make. They know they need coaching, they know they need to make a decision, but they are unable to…
Read MoreBranding…
Branding yourself and your company When you hear the words personal branding, don’t wave it off as a new trend of the marketing gurus. Take note that personal branding is here to stay and will only become stronger with time By now you must already know that you need to treat yourself as a very…
Read MorePenny Wise
I received this email the oter day from Jonathan Williams, the Gohst Writer, which put a big smile on my face. I am, as I am sure you are guilty of doing the same from time to time. Here it is: “Penny Wise A couple years back, to save money, I hired a mobile mechanic…
Read MoreInfluencer
What do you think when you see Julia Roberts on the ad for Lancôme’s La Vie Est Belle fragrance? Influencers always existed; we used sports figures, movie stars, models, famous and rich, sexy and beautiful, and other celebs since forever. Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Ava Gardner, etc, etc, etc. – you name it they did it,…
Read MoreWise Words from Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, founder and CEO of Apple became iconic for many reasons, and although I am not a big fan of rules, these rules resonate with me….. Doing my daily research online I stumbled upon an old article written by Steve Jobs many years ago that he named “12 Rules of Success”, I thought it may…
Read MoreHow to keep your employees
To your surprise one of your top producers handed in their two week notice….. Here are just a few reasons why employees leave ➼Lack of respect or trust and respectOne reason why good employees quit is that they don’t feel like they’re respected or trusted at work. ➼Low payPaying employees only the legal minimum, or below wages is…
Read MoreYou are approaching retirement; yet, you wish to continue working
You held a senior management position in Finance or Human Resources for the past many years. You are now a few months away from the mandatory retirement age at your company. Although your retirement income will be more than sufficient to sustain your current lifestyle, you are not ready to say good-bye to the corporate…
Read MoreDoes your head spin around?
Information comes from many different sources. Social media, tv, radio, news sites, newspaper, magazines, websites, eBooks, books, perhaps I missed some. Nowadays with the end/no-end of the pandemic, recession, depression, Russia-Ukraine war, we are faced with “INFORMATION” issues, we are being fed with half truths, misleading information; we are told about food shortages, car shortages,…
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