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In a recent incident when a renowned esteemed group Real Estate company caught his top management indulging in a big financial scandal, raises alarm on its own hiring, its processes and their integrity policies. When we work in a company where integrity is major pillar and one of the biggest USP of that company, and while working on junior, middle and senior level we all can easily notice that when a newly hired top management employee start shuffling and changing his whole team by so many different obvious reasons either they are into Marketing, Purchase, Legal or CRM whoever is sitting on important positions such as planning or spending budgets, handling negotiations and giving approvals on budgets or working on acquisition and expansion. It’s clearly visible to everyone that why employees working on that positions were targeted and forced to either sit back, take transfer or leave that company. Because top management wanted to bring there close ones on those positions who can work as per there liking and instructions and obviously with there vendors, agencies and associates. Two years back when there was a huge change in top management of that esteemed organization I remember very well that we all can see and use to say that this change will lead towards a big scam and big financial fraud. Now the question is: 1) When a middle level employee can see the future and can easily notice the behaviour changes and processes of that company. Why top management can’t. 2) Is asking to leave or forcing existing old and loyal employees to take transfer or leave that company is ethical. 3) Is this financial fraud is only lead by those few top management employees or others who kept there eyes closed and mouth shut are not responsible for that big loss. 4) Is HR of the company is only responsible to follow instructions of top management or they have a duty to suggest and inform owner of that company to save core ethics and principles of that company. All are big questions and need to attended wisely. #RealEstate #financialfraud #integrity #workethics #companypolicies #processes #newhiring #topmanagement

You’re in-house and you absolutely love the legal work — so that will make you a great GC? The job has changed! You should also love: -budgeting & spend management -managing people & teams -managing vendors & OC -reporting & analytics -professional development & training -performance reviews -process improvement -workforce planning -strategic planning -cross-business communication -hiring/firing/promoting Oh — and also, when you have a minute, doing some legal work and keeping the company out of legal trouble. Looks similar to many other business functional leaders within a company if i do say so myself. What else? What did I miss? #inhousecounsel #legalops #legalservices

Question to all Hiring #managers: What is the most difficult thing you are facing in your market right now? I'm hearing in Manufacturing & Industrial, it's Reliability. In Accounting & Finance and IT, it's Integrity. And across every other vertical, it seems to be the Quality of candidate. At The Reserves Network, we pride ourselves on these virtues: Quality, Reliability, and Integrity. We aim to work with your team, committing to delivering our best effort every time, with no shortcuts or excuses. You can rely on us to honor our word consistently. We stand by doing the right thing, valuing honesty, fairness, and ethical behavior, even in the absence of supervision. Please reach out if you are experiencing any difficulty in working with a provider that isn't delivering on one of those virtues. We would love to hear from you! #Quality #Reliability #Integrity #Staffing

Wearing Many Hats as a Practice Manager in an Employment Law Firm 🎩 As a Practice Manager in an employment law firm, one thing is certain: versatility is key! Every day I find myself wearing multiple hats to keep everything running smoothly. Here are just a few of the roles I juggle: 👩💼 Operations Manager – Ensuring the office runs like a well-oiled machine, from technology to processes. 📊 Financial Analyst – Keeping an eye on budgets, forecasts, and ensuring we meet our targets. 👥 HR Leader – Managing the team, fostering a positive culture, and ensuring everyone has what they need to succeed. 🎯 Strategist – Working alongside leadership to drive the firm’s vision forward and set long-term goals. 📈 Marketer – Helping the firm build its brand and attract new business through client relationships and outreach. It's certainly a balancing act, but that’s what makes the role so rewarding. Each hat represents a different part of the business that I get to touch and influence every day. And in doing so, I get to see the impact we’re making as a team, both internally and with our clients. To all the multi-hat wearers out there – how do you balance the demands of your role? I'd love to hear your tips for staying focused and organised! And yes, this is my daft attempt to show my many hats! :) Happy Friday everyone. #PracticeManager #Leadership #EmploymentLaw #Multitasking #Teamwork #BusinessOperations #WearingManyHats

Are you somewhere between newly qualified-to-Manager level in practice (#Big4 / Top10); or practice-trained, now in industry, and looking for your next role, with brilliant progression opportunities? If so, you're in luck, as I've been exclusively retained by two separate #FTSE100-sized businesses for two of the best paying (£££), and most exciting #InternalAudit & #InternalControls roles you'll hear about this year. Both are for commercial, sector-leading, globally operating businesses (both >£5bn t/o; >10,000 employees); and both roles (#SeniorInternalAuditor / #InternalAuditManager level) are very similar in duties, responsibilities, and progression. Role #1: Following a successful move into the business in a #finance & #accountancy leadership role, by someone I placed into #IA, I’m looking for a successor. On arrival, you’d shadow him until he moves into his new in Feb/March, taking his role, as the #AuditManager (#HeadofInternal Audit, as appointed by the Board, reporting to the #AuditCommittee & #CFO). On arrival, this pays about £65,000, with a 25% bonus, maybe even more, and next year will go up again quite significantly. This role requires you to be in #London/at the other operational HQs (dotted all over the #UK & #Ireland in #Birmingham, #Manchester, #Leicester, #Dublin) twice per week, with minimal other travel, unless desired. Role # 2: Senior Internal Audit Consultant 12 month ‘temp-to-perm’ FTC role, paying £400 per day. Having placed the incumbent, who is due to go on mat. leave in Aug/Sept, we are looking for someone to take her role for a year. At the end of the contract, you will be offered a permanent role, if desired by you. The team get together for team-days/socials regularly, but the role can be based (nearly) anywhere, remotely in #England / #Wales – anywhere at all, from the big cities, to the smallest town, and anywhere in between - your choice! Would you like to hear more about both/either? Or know someone that might be a good fit/interested? Feel free to get in touch, and please do like and share with your network. Thank you. Bradley Alexander Hanami International #acca, ACCA, ACCA Careers, ICAEW, ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs, Chartered Accountants Ireland, CIMA, Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors #ICAS #charteredaccountantsireland #ICAEW #ACA #seniorassociate

Roles of the week!! Here is a quick snippet of some of the roles I'm recruiting for in Sydney. Feel free to drop me a direct message if you would like to learn more: [email protected] #FinancialPlanning #TAP #SydneyJobs #Adviser #TopJobs

I know that if you hire me, I would add value to all of your processes and operations.

National Client Appreciation Day was a huge success, thanks to our incredible #EmployeeOwners! With thoughtful gifts and a commitment to making a difference, we made sure our clients felt truly valued. Catch some of the highlights below! #CFStaffing #ESOP #SpiritWeek #ClientSuccess #ClientAppreciation #Hiring #Accounting #Finance #Technology #IT #Sales #Recruiting