By Kristy Neckowicz
Recently one of our clients, an engineering director of a major water utility, made a bold claim when she stated, “Against the will of every engineer, their job needs them to also be an accountant.” I’d argue that the same applies for every accountant, that is, their jobs need them to also think like an engineer. Of course, what she and I really mean is that the engineering and accounting roles – especially in asset intensive industries – are very much linked and reliant on each other given the large capital budgets that have to be managed.
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Recently one of our clients, an engineering director of a major water utility, made a bold claim when she stated, “Against the will of every engineer, their job needs them to also be an accountant.” I’d argue that the same applies for every accountant, that is, their jobs need them to also think like an engineer. Of course, what she and I really mean is that the engineering and accounting roles – especially in asset intensive industries – are very much linked and reliant on each other given the large capital budgets that have to be managed.
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