Biggest Challenges Faced By An Accounting Operations Manager At A Liability Insurance Company
Jared, an Accounting Operations Manager, cites "rigorous, demanding, and unforgiving" deadlines as the biggest challenge in the role, highlighting that missed deadlines prevent business operations. However, most issues are "fixable," stemming from unforeseen circumstances or inadequate prior work by team members, impacting month-end processes.
Deadlines, Time Management, Problem-Solving, Overtime, Stress Management
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Jared Dodson
Accounting Operations Manager
Liability Insurance Provider
Missouri Southern State University
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Accounting
Insurance
Finance
Honors Student, Took Out Loans, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Rigorous deadlines and the necessity of effective time management are significant aspects of the role.
2. Meeting deadlines is critical for business operations, and failure to do so can lead to overtime work.
3. Unexpected issues and delays caused by others' actions can create challenges and require spontaneous problem-solving skills.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
This one's easy. Deadlines are rigorous, demanding, and unforgiving. You can't miss them; you have to meet them to do business.
This can lead to a lot of overtime if time management isn't utilized properly. However, most days and months are pretty easygoing in this environment.
It's only when something out of the ordinary happens and requires spontaneous research, or nobody knows what's going on. Or, somebody dragged their feet and didn't do their work throughout the month, and now it's month-end with tons of stuff behind schedule. It's stuff like that which causes problems.
For the most part, these are fixable things. But deadlines are the biggest problem.
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