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Overview: Manage team of 2 and Month End Close Process
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• 5+ years of extensive exposure to commercial real estate accounting.
• Bachelors degree in accounting or finance, professional accounting designation preferred.
The Houston Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a short-term leading indicator for regional production, registered 43.8 in July, up slightly from 43.7 in June, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management-Houston (ISM-Houston). With the July reading, the PMI has signaled economic contraction in Houston for 19 consecutive months. To access the full report, click here.
Here is what we are working on this week! dlemaire@cfstaffing.com
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Your dollars go further in some states than others.
The Tax Foundation released a map showing the relative value of $100 in every state compared with the national average using the data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
In expensive states like New York, you can afford comparatively less than average; in less expensive states like Mississippi, you can buy relatively more.
“Regional price differences are strikingly large; real purchasing power is 36 percent greater in Mississippi than it is in the District of Columbia,” the Tax Foundation wrote.
“In other words, by this measure, if you have $50,000 in after-tax income in Mississippi, you would have to have after-tax earnings of $68,000 in the District of Columbia just to afford the same overall standard of living.”
Here’s the map:
Tax Foundation
The states with the largest relative value of $100 were:
The states with the smallest relative value of $100 were:
I know it doesn’t feel like this in Houston, but here it is:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
Waiting for the oil comeback:
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You shouldn’t take things personally. Nicole Hicks, Staffing Manager of CFS Seattle, reminds us that the company is not rejecting you as a person. Your skills simply don’t match up with what the company needs right now, but not necessarily what they’ll need down the road. This is why it’s crucial to always thank your interviewer and maintain a professional relationship. You never know what opportunities may arise in the future.
It may be cliché but it still remains true. There is a reason we end up where we do and it’s important to remember that. Ron Ramey, Executive Recruiter of CFS Columbus, explains that more often than not it will come down to two people, and in the end one person simply has a little more experience than the other. In this scenario, Ramey says it’s important to focus on the positives takeaways from the interview process. What did you do well? How did you present yourself? Were your answers relevant and concise? Utilize this experience to your advantage and form a game plan for your next interview. You don’t want to overthink a job that “wasn’t meant to be”.
Self-evaluation is the first step to improvement, but honest feedback from someone else is especially helpful! If you have the opportunity to ask your interviewer for feedback, then you should take it. Not only will you gain an outsiders perspective, but it will make you a stronger candidate in the future. You can utilize their response of why you were rejected and put it to good use.
You won’t be able to move on if you constantly think about it. In addition, you don’t want to speak about any of your past rejections in an interview and give a prospective employer reason to think you’re not a desirable candidate. As Hicks says, when you go on a first date it’s not common practice to speak about an ex, and the same idea applies for a job interview.
Always remember that the interview process will be filled with trial and error. It takes time to find the perfect job. That’s why it’s called a job hunt! In order to succeed you need to get yourself out there and not be afraid of rejection- the right job for you will come along.
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Are you tired of commuting into Houston? Do you live on the northwest side of town? Would you like to work for a family friendly CPA firm?
Well don’t stop now. Email me at dlemaire@cfstaffing.com and lets discuss this mid size firm that offers a family friendly atmosphere and that would cut your commute in more than half!!!!!
This position is a key member of the finance leadership team. They are responsible for making recommendations to enhance financial policies and procedures in addition to providing strategic leadership and advice to the overall finance team.
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There’s no recipe for success. What works for your career might not work for your neighbor’s, and vice versa. But, there are a few things that most successful people do, regardless of their industry or goals, that help them achieve their dreams.
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1. Never stop learning and growing.
The best way to continuously advance your career is to always be learning and growing as a professional. For example, if you’re acivil engineer looking to boost your career and earnings potential, then you may want to consider obtaining your Professional Engineer (PE) license or another certification to distinguish yourself in your field. Likewise, if you work as a project manager, then the next step would be to obtain your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification to advance your skills and knowledge.
You can also advance your chances at career success by keeping up-to-date with news and influencers in your given industry (and the world, for that matter). The point is, the people who get promoted are the ones who are aggressive and proactive about honing their skills and furthering their education.
2. Maintain an open network.
“According to multiple, peer-reviewed studies, simply being in an open network instead of a closed one is the best predictor of career success,” says best-selling author and entrepreneur Michael Simmons in his post on Medium. Simmons concluded this after interviewing many of the world’s top network scientists on his “quest to understand how networks create competitive advantage in business and careers.”
In order to understand what an “open network” is, it’s important to understand what it is not. Simmons says, “Most people spend their careers in closed networks; networks of people who already know each other,” therefore there is a level of trust, understanding, and common ground that exists among the group – it’s easy and comfortable. An open network is one where you’re meeting and introducing new people to add to your network, rather than sticking with the same, safe crew.
Constantly interacting with the same people with the same ideas doesn’t do much for expanding your network or exposing you to new opportunities and challenges – it’s just the same thing over and over again, rinse and repeat. On the other hand, by stepping out of your comfort zone and opening up your network, you’re opening yourself up to new experiences, new people, new ideas, new challenges, and new opportunities.
3. Learn to be a leader, not a follower.
Regardless of whether or not you wish to end up in a leadership position down the line, it’s important to think, act, and respond like a true leader. A huge part of being an effective leader is having the ability to inspire and influence others to achieve a common goal, together. Career success should be viewed the same way: as a joint effort, not a lone journey to the top.
Think about the impact leaders and influencers have had on your career so far. They’ve provided articles, books, seminars, and podcasts divulging the secrets to their success so that others may experience the same triumph for themselves. Therefore, don’t be stingy, greedy, or egocentric as you try to climb the ladder, because you never know whom you’ll meet again at the top. In the wise words of Francis of Assisi, “For it is in giving that we receive.”
Industry News and Updates:
I thought I would do something a little different this month. I am a huge proponent of certifications. The CPA (www.aicpa.org) has become the most important certification an Accountant can get! But what other certifications are out there????
Here is a brief list of the most popular ones I have seen:
And there are many more! Here is another resource: http://www.newaccountantusa.com/newsfeat/ip/ip_profcerts.html
See you again in September 2016!
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