“That’s How We’ve Always Done It” I originally published a version of this article in January 2026. As I begin the next phase of Not Just a Bean Counter and explore what it really means for Accounting and Finance professionals to lead beyond the ledger, I wanted to come back to where this series began. …
Part 1: Welcome to the Accounting Department Spoiler warning: Fourth Wing and Iron Flame spoilers ahead. If you keep reading and learn something you weren’t ready to know, I don’t want to hear it. You were warned. Accounting has documented the disclosure. As I sit down to reread Rebecca Yarros’s Empyrean saga, three books so …
Logic informs, but emotion inspires. While that emotion isn’t usually love, the best insights are the ones people remember and act upon. Ready to lead beyond the ledger? Read more in my book! Here on Amazon! Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/not-just-a-bean-counter Tweets by NotJustACounter https://www.instagram.com/notjustabeancounter25 #NotJustABeanCounter #DriveAction #InsightToImpact #BehaviorChange.
Data is only powerful when it’s explained. Finance professionals give numbers a voice that business leaders can act on. Ready to lead beyond the ledger? Read more in my book! Here on Amazon! Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/not-just-a-bean-counter Tweets by NotJustACounter https://www.instagram.com/notjustabeancounter25 #NotJustABeanCounter #MakeNumbersSpeak #NarrativeFinance #ExplainTheWhy.
A Cautionary Tale from the Land of Unbalanced Trial Balances and “Helpful” Audit Adjustments It started out like any other day. Coffee? Check. Spreadsheets? Open. Calculator? Fresh battery. But then it happened… The numbers didn’t tie.The trial balance was off by $0.03.I triple-checked everything. I even questioned my sanity. Was it me? Was it Excel? …
Great leaders know when to step forward—and when to follow. Followership builds alignment, trust, and collective success. Ready to lead beyond the ledger? Read more in my book! Here on Amazon! Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/not-just-a-bean-counter Tweets by NotJustACounter https://www.instagram.com/notjustabeancounter25 #NotJustABeanCounter #FollowershipMatters #LearningToFollow #AlignmentFirst.
Leadership is about vision, not verification. Inspiring your team matters more than balancing their workload. Ready to lead beyond the ledger? Read more in my book! Here on Amazon! Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/not-just-a-bean-counter Tweets by NotJustACounter https://www.instagram.com/notjustabeancounter25 #NotJustABeanCounter #VisionOverTasks #BeyondTheChecklist #LeadTheClose.
They move together through trust, communication, and shared purpose—just like high-performing finance teams should. Ready to lead beyond the ledger? Read more in my book! Here on Amazon! Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/not-just-a-bean-counter Tweets by NotJustACounter https://www.instagram.com/notjustabeancounter25 #NotJustABeanCounter #TeamResilience #CollectiveSuccess #MoveAsOne.
Data drives results, but emotions drive decisions. Emotional intelligence turns technical experts into trusted advisors. Ready to lead beyond the ledger? Read more in my book! Here on Amazon! Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/not-just-a-bean-counter Tweets by NotJustACounter https://www.instagram.com/notjustabeancounter25 #NotJustABeanCounter #EmotionalIntelligence #EmpathyAtWork #TrustedAdvisor.
📊 If you’re not in accounting or finance, you might assume this: “We have rules, systems, auditors, and software… so the numbers should just be right, right?” Mostly.But not automatically. Here’s the part many leaders don’t realize: The hardest decisions in finance don’t come from rules. They come from judgment. And judgment is a leadership …