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I Hate Journal EntriesI’ve always hated journal entries (JEs). Fellow controllers with deep backgrounds in technology and operations management know where I’m coming from. But how can I
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The Reason Your Outsourced Bookkeeper If Failing YouI have nothing against outsourcing bookkeeping in a very small business. I don’t want my clients to do it because their accounting is too tightly
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What Are Accounting System Taxonomies?
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Four Tips for NonProfit AccountingIn 1993, I did something bad. I moonlighted. However, I never asked if I could or couldn’t moonlight; I just did. To provide some context,
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What is a Job Scorecard?When Dr. Brad Smart released his book Topgrading, I was all in. Not because he gave us anything new, he didn’t. Instead, his book was
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The Typical Size of an Accounting DepartmentAny business has only three relevant and critical functions: marketing, sales, and operations. I’m including post-sales customer support in operations. Everything else in the company
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How to Merge QuickBooks GL AccountsAbout This Video I’ve never been a fan of QuickBooks because it’s designed for non-accountants, which means it’s messy from the start of its setup.
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What I Expect From Accounting ManagersI do not especially like writing about accounting on this platform. However, I have to because the accounting department has historically been a partial trainwreck
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The Critical Step of the Month-End Closing ChecklistThe month-end closing process should only take one to three days to complete. Yet, I’m betting that most small business controllers and accounting managers are
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5 Questions to Ask Your Next Accounting CandidateMy first impressions of small business bookkeeping and accounting are negative. In 2001, I seriously considered never doing consulting work again because every small business
