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Article: Re-engineering the finance function.(finance function comparisons)
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- Management Accounting (British)
- Article date:
- February 1, 1996
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It is often said that a frequent requirement for recruitment into the finance function is a lack of interest in ski-ing. This is particularly so in those organisations whose financial reporting year coincides with the calendar year and many will relate to die intense pressures on our time during this period of the year.
A recent survey showed that managing director perceived their colleagues in the finance function t be: * hard working and honest; * focused predominantly on the recent past rather than the future; * transaction processors, not decision supporters; * stewards of control better at saying 'no' rather than `yes'. While many will regard this as unfair, it ...