Activities associated with running a company, such as controlling, leading, monitoring, organizing, and planning.
What it means to be in the field:
- Assist companies in reaching goals and objectives related to sales, productivity, profitability and industry penetration, among other areas
- Supervise a single department
- Direct the overall operations of privately owned businesses, publicly held corporations and nonprofit institutions in a broad range of industries
- Analyze data
- Make crucial business decisions
- Hire, train and evaluate employees
- Ensure that a company is on track to meet financial goals
- Develop and implement budgets
- Prepare reports for senior management
- Ensure the department complies with company polices
- Ensure workers have the resources to complete their work
Fluctuates with the market.
Four-year bachelor’s degree in administration, accounting, finance, or marketing.
Specialized certifications help.
Master’s degree would benefit.
Skills: analytical, leadership, motivation, critical-thinking
Kenny Einhorn