Post by David Jensenonce it is
determined what the Bible saysOn 20 Aug 2005 13:12:40 -0700, in alt.accounting
Post by Gregory L. HansenPost by David JensenOn Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:54:50 +0000 (UTC), in alt.accounting
Post by Gregory L. HansenPost by Atlanta RecruiterController/Accountant, to $70K
Distributor near Kennesaw seeks hands-on Controller to handle all
financial affairs for the company. Must have Great Plains software
experience and be willing to function as a one person department.
Hiring immediately!
404-255-4201
http://employmentatlanta.com
If they can find someone qualified to handle all financial affairs for
the company, and who can and is willing to function as a one person
department, does it really matter whether that person has experience
specifically in Great Plains software?
The people writing the specs have no idea how similar one package is to
the next.
I was thinking more along the lines that even if we was completely
unfamiliar with anything like the particular software you use, there are
more important qualifications in a Controller than experience with Great
Plains software. If you find the right man, he can learn whatever
software he needs, and you'll be happy to give him a week or two to do so.
The hiring process will have already taken longer than that!
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mmm, it takes longer than a week or two to learn a system well, since,
to begin with, you only do certain things monthly, certain things
yearly, and then there are the intricacies of how the system handles
the particular firm's accounting. Usually, to learn a system at least
halfway decently, you're going to need at least 2 or 3 months I'd think
at least to get a good idea of all that goes into the month-end work.
If you already know the software, it helps a bunch.
My experience is that it takes longer to learn the system of the company
than the system of the software.
When I came on to a project in experimental physics, the traditional
analysis software on the project was Igor Pro, which I'd known nothing
about. But I had a fat manual at my side, and tech support from the
company. When I needed to know how to do something, I learned how to do
it. It took longer to learn the theory, the apparatus, how to interpret
the gauges and trace faults, to analyze the data, and which data to
analyze.
Experimental physics isn't data entry, and neither is controlling. It's
short-sighted to pass over someone with the quantitative skills, people
skills, organizational skills, and experience and general understanding
of finance and business, just because he doesn't know a particular peice
of software. Hire a lackey to manage the software and tutor him, if
that's what you need to do to get the right person into the job. The
right person would be worth it.
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"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-- Benjamin Franklin