Being an Effective Manager

Objectives

While firms may use the term “manager” differently, most firms will have a level of staff that are involved in reviewing the work or others, dealing with clients, managing assignments and generally ensuring that the technical work progresses as smoothly and profitably as possible.

Balancing these different (and sometimes conflicting) pressures can be a real challenge, and so the course aims to highlight the key areas a manager needs to deal with and offer practical ideas to deal with them.

Key topics

• Setting expectations
• Knowing your own limits
• Drafting and controlling the budget
• Communicating the approach
• Managing the people and processes
• Deciding which areas should be reviewed
• Dealing with problems
• Sharing skills with the team

Who should attend

The course is aimed at accountants in practice and will benefit anyone currently reviewing the technical work of others as well as those seeking to progress to this role in the near future.