I know it sounds crazy since I just found this new job but lately, I've been asking myself if this is the job for me??
It's a global company and the pay is better than the previous one.
Everything seems like a heaven, less work load, good office hours and people are relax here.... but .... I still have the uncertainly.
Ever since I work here, I made so much mistakes and I want to snap myself so bad... I'm responsible but ...that's because ---
1) I never been into this industry
2) the person who "Train" me is an old gentleman that doesn't have any accounting sense and only "do what people told him to do". So if I have any question regarding any abbreviation in the industry or accounting system. His answer is always "Don't ask me why, it is the way it is.."
3) The way he told me to do "AR", everything are so unorganized and hand written...so I cannot illuminated the mistakes ... since it's hand written on papers and so much uncertain.
4) The DOS system that I'm working on. May be I'm too spoiled in the past by using ACCPAC and "present technology". I'm too used to able to tell the mistakes I made or any error I make on spot but.... now, I have to manually key in any cheque I received and key in any entries without seeing the mistakes I make or typo I make until ...at the very end , I run the AR report.....then I know where the mistakes came from.
Worst of all, I'm always uncertain can I change a mistake right the way since the "trainer" always give me a feeling that once I key in something. The system cannot reflect the error in our Vancouver office. I always worry that once I input something. It is automatically posted onto the system since only the head office accounting people have authority to change anything.
(then, I found out later on, it's not always the case)
原帖由 utopia 於 2008-4-28 09:38 發表
I'm not saying I'm very professional and good in accounting but at least I have some solid professional accounting experience.
If ... at the beginning, they stated it clear it is only for "DATA ENTRY"... I honestly, won't take this job but since they hired me as "AP/AR"... and willing to train me as the key user of SAP system...that's why I took the job.... and...
You are smart, that is why they are promoting you to accounting manager in two years.
you'll want to assess what's the better way of doing things than status quo (maybe communicate w/ finance dept more for suggestions?), whether you are capable to do it, and whether you want to continue in this job much longer (long term prospect considering lack of growth in vancouver office)
sounds like u haven't worked so long at this company, so it's possible to forgive a short stint as long as you can acceptably communicate w/ future employers why you chose not to stay (or just omit it from your resume altogether since it's too short?)
DOS-like systems have a lot more limitations than modern accounting systems .. and is much less flexible. so, good luck w/ this problem!
Well, I'm not the type of person which will put somebody down and totally disrespect my so called "trainer".
It just he is in the wrong field. Not saying he is not accurate but he is accurate because he has been doing the exact same step and same things daily in the past 7 years.
He is very knowledgeable in this industry but I can't expect someone who used to sell hot dog and coffee by the dock will know accounting principle and concept, right?
Sazabi,
This company is large I guess? I'm not sure since I just started less than one month but due to the industry nature, they have offices in major cities around the world and on all continents (almost). So it's relatively large.
This company is not in a mess, it was a mess but they hired some HR professional totally re-shape the discipline and company value about 6 months ago so everything here is very well constructed already except they are using stone aged knowledge.
Part of the reason why the accounting paperwork is not well organized is they don't have anybody here in the Vancouver office responsible in accounting. They only have so called accounting clerk to do the work but these accounting clerk do not have strong accounting knowledge. They are just doing the surface work, so they don't have the sense of how the internal cycle work. Most of the time, they just pray for the "finance office" will be "ok" with their work without any adjustment. They don't understand why these people in finance are very picky and strict on certain format and why they have to keep a copy on every single transaction. ....
The only opportunity I can see in this office is, they are slowly releasing (that's what I've been told in the interview) the AP works to the remote offices which mean the head office will no longer solely responsible for all AP/AR transactions. Hopefully, as I move on with my own education and plus solid experience. I don't have to stuck doing "data entry" la....
But not sure will that happen ........ as some of you mentioned too, it's hard to gain ground in large company
發表於 2008-4-28 09:28
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I'm responsible but ...that's because ---
