Very challenging finance environment with limited structure, systems, support and direction.The good thingsMy colleagues and other employees were generally professional, capable and good to work with.
The challengesExtremely disappointing, one of the most difficult professional environments in my career. The finance function operates across highly fragmented systems and processes, with no single, fully integrated accounting or reporting environment. Instead, there are numerous workarounds, separate SharePoint locations, Power BI reports and other disconnected sources of information. Obtaining the data is often impossible, it is not always clear where the correct or most current information is stored.
There was no onboarding, handover or practical guidance. A major issue was inconsistent direction from management with contradictory instructions. This leaves employees caught between competing expectations and responsible for resolving disagreements or ambiguity that should ideally be addressed at management level.
Requirements were also frequently unclear or changed as work progressed. There is no agreed approach between stakeholders. Significant turnover within Finance.