What An Accounting Manager At An Insurance Company Wishes They Had Known Before Entering The Insurance Industry
Jared, an Accounting Operations Manager, learned that making mistakes is inevitable, stating that "some were gonna be brutally painful," but emphasizing that "they would all be fixable" and valuable learning experiences. This realization, coupled with mentorship, helped Jared overcome initial anxieties about errors in the field of financial reporting.
Overcoming Challenges, Resilience, Motivation, Hard Truths, Industry Realities
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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. The accounting industry involves making many mistakes, which are valuable learning opportunities.
2. Mistakes in accounting are fixable and should not cause undue stress or anxiety.
3. Learning from mistakes is a crucial aspect of professional development in accounting operations management.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone had told you before you entered the industry?
This might sound a little strange, and maybe it's more personal for me, but I wish someone had told me that I was going to make a ton of mistakes. Some would be brutal and painfully difficult, but they would all be fixable.
They would all lead to learning opportunities, which is where the real value comes from. That's how you truly learn, through mistakes.
I took those mistakes very, very painfully. It took a couple of people to coach me and remind me that these are just reports and numbers; they're just financials. They're not living things, and no one was harmed if any mistakes were made.
If you missed a time period, you'll report it at the next one and notate that it belonged in the prior period. Just let it be known: you're going to make a lot of mistakes, but that's how you'll learn.
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