Rounding of numbers for presentation on financial statements has long been a pain point for Excel users. Financial statements are often presented rounded to the nearest whole dollar and, while this sounds rather benign, it can lead to frustrating discrepancies and financial statements that don't add up. This problem is not unique to Excel and [...]
Credit cards can make purchases much easier for a school district, but they are also a nightmare for internal controls. Many districts allow a select number of employees to use district issued Cal Cards to assist with making certain purchases. This can enable the district to easily make routine purchases or order goods online or [...]
Whether you are new in-charge, a supervisor, or someone else in an authoritative position, it is imperative to learn how to delegate tasks in order to complete a job or project in an efficient manner. Early on in my new role as a Senior Accountant, I had to learn how to assign staff certain tasks [...]
Since its initial release in 1985, Microsoft Excel has become ubiquitous in the business world as the go-to software package for just about everything to do with numbers. The program can be used for compiling lists, complex calculations and financial modeling, reporting and even as an ad-hoc database platform for smaller data applications. Last year [...]
Throughout high school and especially college, there is often constant conversation on the topic of internships. One can hardly get through a week in senior year without hearing about another student’s struggles or successes in the search for an internship or without being asked about their own plans and endeavors on the subject. Despite all [...]
Fraud is like a train wreck, you just can’t look away. Fraud scandals tend to make big headlines and great gossip. Not all fraud can be prevented; however, there are things that can be done to help minimize the opportunity with an anti-fraud program. It can be an uncomfortable topic; however, it is important for [...]
As we see portrayed in media on countless occasions, accountants are typically shown as being socially awkward, pocket protector wearing, nose in their spreadsheets, clinging to their ten keys and tapes types. Is it these qualities society pushes on the profession that makes so many of us desire it? Is it that we really like [...]
