ASSESSMENT OF ACCOUNTING PERSONNEL IN SELECTED SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

ABSTRACT

The objective of this research study is to assess accounting personnel in selected small and medium enterprises in Edo State, Staffing is one of the most important functions of management. It is an aspect of human resource management that includes finding a sufficient number of people who will take up employment in the business enterprise and selecting from the number of those who would be offered employment. The staffing function is housed in the human resource or personnel department of most large organizations. Finding and keeping good accounting employee is not a matter of luck but rather the result of aggressive recruitment, careful selection, proper training and motivation, and thoughtful management. This may include manpower, planning to reconcile the organization’s need for human resources with the available supply of labor in the local and national markets. Using the survey research method through the use of a questionnaire. It was found that most SME businesses in Edo State do not carry out the proper selection and recruitment processes. This was seen to be largely caused by the fact that qualified accountant was too expensive to maintain; to most respondents, the fees/ salaries qualified accountants to charge their employers is very high and that accounting records are too difficult to understand. It was recommended that the owners of SME businesses should always carry out a proper job analysis to ascertain the extent kind of employees needed. This will lead to knowing the right recruitment and selection method to adopt. Training and development programs should be available for all levels of employees and not just for only new employees. This will bring about improvement of work methods adopted by the organization and objective job evaluation should always be known or stated to enhance its effectiveness.

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