Please give details of what you do for a living.
I am a finance director in a construction company
What sort of company do you work for, how many employees does it have etc?
Construction company, 934 Employees
What part(s) of your job do you really enjoy?
Making each department talk to one another
What part(s) of your job do you really dislike?
Implementing Mass Redundancy Plans
What software/special language do you use?
Microsoft Office + Navision
English / French / Slovak
Who, within or outside the company, gives you tasks to do etc.?
General Manager, Central Europe Finance Director
To whom do you report?
General Manager
With whom do you interact most often?
Accounting department + Treasury
How many phone calls you do you receive/make a week?
50-100
How many emails do you receive/make a week?
100-200
How many meetings do you attend a week?
10
What does excellence mean in your domain?
Professional behaviour, good anticipation of results and balance sheet, accurate forecasts of treasury, dealing easily with risk management
What does incompetence mean in your domain?
sit tight and sign papers
Describe a tough day.
a tough day starts with a phone call at 7am to inform that either accident or tax control is happening.
Describe a good day.
everyday is tough
With whom do you have conflicts?
With employees at the same position for the past 40 years
What makes you happy in your work?
Seeing somebody young and dynamic improve and become a real professional. Increase salaries of key staff
How are you evaluated?
based on accuracy of results and forecasts
How many years might a person do this job?
10 years
How many years does one have to study to do this job?
5 years
What kind of training are you offered?
technical finance training, management trainings, legal trainings
What does your boss do?
negociate contracts, find new clients, negociate with unhappy suppliers, review technical aspects of contruction sites
What do your subordinates do?
accounting, payments, taxes, VAT, etc.
What does it take to get fired from this job?
sum of small mistakes, or just 1 big
What do you have to do to get promoted from this job?
masterize the position
What did you do before doing this job?
Finance director in a smaller company
What could you do after this job?
Finance Director
Could you do this job in other country?
yes
How do you dress for work?
casual smart
How many hours do you work a week?
40-60
How often do you do overtime?
every week
Do you go out to have lunch?
yes
Do you have lots of friends at work?
none
Are you happy with how much you earn?
it's OK, could be better
What other job do you think you would love?
HR
What would you change to make your job more beautiful?
Economic situation of the country
Would you recommend this job to your kids?
NO!
Are you happy with this job?
no, it is a living nightmare
