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Financial Controllers Sit in Two Camps

Bianca Luck Posted by Bianca
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Iโ€™ve been recruiting on behalf of Financial Controllers for many moons.

You typically fall into two camps when it comes to managing the crazy stress of financial year end:

  • You recruit temporary staff

  • You donโ€™t recruit temporary staff

All businesses are different. I get that itโ€™s not always black and white. But here are some of the trends Iโ€™ve experienced working with both camps.

You recruit:

  • Proactively start the recruitment process in May to ensure you recruit the โ€˜cream of the cropโ€™ of temporary talent

  • Provide a clear buffer between the start date and project deadline to allow time for the temporary person to thrive

  • Reduce team stress and create a happier team culture

  • Work less overtime

  • Spend more time working on the business strategy

  • View the additional cost as an investment rather than an expense

You donโ€™t recruit:

  • Always have a mountain of work pending, number crunching slaves to financial year end pressures

  • Are stressed out and have higher employee attrition rates

  • Less patience with your team

  • Spend less time profile building, adding value and driving strategic direction

  • Often less inclined to be earmarked for a promotion

Am I biased? Probably.

But I see firsthand the smart Financial Controllers embedding contractors into their business and as a result driving their competitive edge. Theyโ€™re already working with me to recruit the cream.

So, what are you doing to drive your competitive edge?