Day one in the office!

After a not so good nights sleep due a hard matress and lumpy pillows (how do you get hard lumps in a pillow....I really don't think I want to know!!!) I was sort of ready for my first day at the Lake Clinic offices. As the first accountant out there my remit is to review all their financial processes and identify any weaknesses and potential improvements. A bit duanting really as where do you start? Although at first it looked like there wouldn't be much of a start as there was no electricity and the advice was it might be off for two days. But after less than an hour, and as if by magic, the lights suddenly came on. Well at least they did in the office, not sure they did in my head with regards to what I was meant to be doing and where I should start! :-(

As a CIMA accountant auditing is not my speciality which is a lot of what I need to do....but then there is nothing like a challenge and it will broaden my experience as well. Although last time I did this I ended up very hands on and pulling spreadsheets and templates together and ploughing through reconciliations. Not sure yet what this one will bring, but initial views are they have quite a lot of good controls and processes in place already. Hey, maybe I get to do this in a week then go sunbathe for the second week....as if!!!

Anyway on the upside.....there is a flushing toilet in fact more than one flushing toilet in the office. For those of you who followed my Zambia exploits you will know I became obsessed with plumbing and toilet facilities, due largely to the lack thereoff!

I admit to being somewhat distracted today due to the imminent possibility that I will be sleeping in a cardboard box from the 13th! Coming to work in a tourist area during peak tourist time is not the best idea, especially when you only give yourself two weeks to prepare for it!!

But tomorrow is another day!!