I want to smack someone

Another monthend has come to a close, and as always, the vast stupidity and vacuousness of the twat doesn’t cease to amaze me.
We received a cash payment from a client, and part of the payment was for services rendered by an affiliate of our company’s. So in essence the money has to be forwarded to [...]

Quarter-End, oh how I loathe thee

Well, I am nearly done with my quarter-end responsibilities. And a few things have cropped up, which I just have to share.
The twat is as incompetent as ever. When I asked for her cash applications folder for March her first question/statement was – why? I have balanced the cash, it’s all accounted for. Needless to [...]

I can’t do my recs – whinewhinewhine

… that’s what I heard this morning from Human Resources, as I am madly trying to enter data into our reporting system- as all financials for November are due tomorrow at 12 noon; and as I have 4 companies to “publish” I need to whack them out as quickly as possible so that they can [...]

Accounting Shenannigans

Oh the fun never stops here in “Accounting for the Clueless” Department.
We have started the monthend process today. One of my ME tasks is to run a posting – which posts all transactions in the GL from the subledgers (A/P, A/R, Cash Receipts, Fixed Assets, WIP). Scintillating stuff, that, but necessary. One of our Revenue [...]

Notes from the trenches

Okay, I have to admit,  I am a little less amused with my assistant.
Seems we are $12K overdrawn on our USD bank account. The account is her responsibility to ensure that it is properly funded, by transferring funds from our CAD account to the USD. She hasn’t done so, and I have been reminding her [...]