 i. Re-brand your offices or department
Spruce up your office signage with one of these stop-me slogans! Welcome to Finance.... "....the Home of Double Entry""...the department you can count on" "...where all the mess is sorted out" "...you take the credit, we process the debit" "...where everybody counts" "...we're no strangers to ledgers" Or why not throw out the oh-so-yesterday 'Finance' and 'Accounting' and go for a complete re-brand: "Ledgerland""Sums 'R' Us" "Numbers 24/7" "The Counting Crew" ii. Add value to your reports, accounts and commentaries by emphasising the positive..... "Hand crafted in Finance.""Produced using only the finest free range, indoor-reared organic accountants." "Figures calculated using a traditional, secret recipe."
...and caveating the negative (avoid the blame for those unwanted surprises!)... "Choking hazard: may contain material errors.""Produced in an office containing nutters." "CAUTION: may contain round-sum adjustments."
 iii. And don't forget to give those accounting job titles and names a spring clean .....
"Calculator Operative.""Tricky Sums Consultant." "Ledger Lover." "Double-entry Diva." "Ledger Attendant." "Numbers Executive." "Hired hands." (for temps, contractors and interims) And then, of course, there's the CFO or Finance Director........ "Big Chief Beancounter.""Historical Cost Head Honcho." "Chief Counter." "Bookkeeping Boss-man." "Trial Balance Top Dog." |
