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    Profitable Expectations: An Accountant Rising to the Challenge
    Profitable Expectations: An Accountant Rising to the Challenge
    Profitable Expectations: An Accountant Rising to the Challenge
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    Profitable Expectations: An Accountant Rising to the Challenge

    By Douglas T. Hicks

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    THE CEO WANTED A CONTROLLER TO BE MORE THAN JUST AN ACCOUNTANT. WOULD SHE BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE EXPECTATIONS? After three years on the job, Marcella was comfortable and confident in her role as controller of PlumbCo, a $20 million manufacturer and distributor of plumbing products. That all changed, however, when a new CEO arrived and she found t

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDouglas T Hicks
    Release dateOct 26, 2020
    ISBN9781735679617
    Profitable Expectations: An Accountant Rising to the Challenge
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    Douglas T. Hicks

    Douglas T. Hicks is a consultant, writer, speaker and educator who has spent thirty-five years helping accountants grow into value-adding members of their company's management. During that time he has served over 200 clients, authored three books on management accounting, written scores of articles for professional and trade publications and spoken at nearly 400 professional events.

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