Episode Details

Episode 55: How to up skill grad accountants and bookkeepers to intermediate/ senior level in 12 weeks flat

In this episode of The Wize Guys Podcast, Ed Chan together with Kristy Fairbairn, one of the Wize Mentors is joined by TMS Eng Sivieng, our resource speaker for this session. 

Eng shares her framework for developing staff and discusses her focus on training, as well as the challenges she has faced. The group also explores the advantages of choosing fresh graduates over junior, intermediate, and senior accountants. Tune in for valuable insights on staff development in accounting practices!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:59 - Eng Sivieng from TMS Financial Services

2:49 - WizeMarket: Practical Training Programs for Junior & Senior Accountants 

7:30 - Understanding the framework and 4Ps

13:51 - How do find time in building a training framework 

16:46 - Tips for training your people

21:59 - Why do you prefer fresh graduates over junior, intermediate, and senior accountants?

24:06 - How to be a successful practitioner?

Quotations:

"The process doesn't take long, but the preparation station normally takes longer." - Eng Sivieng

"You really have to [empower them] because they're very smart already. You have to be able to empower them to be able to bring out their goodness and talent." - Eng Sivieng

"It's okay to not know some things. If you'd open up and you speak up, you ask, learn more, you can gain more." - Eng Sivieng

"The more confidence they build, the more competence they have." - Eng Sivieng

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