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Frequently Asked Questions about a career with The Pentad Group
Q: How is The Pentad Group different?
A: The Pentad Group offers employees the option of broadening their skill set or focusing on a niche skill. The Pentad Group works with a wide variety of companies, from large corporations to small businesses and not-for-profit organizations. This allows our consultants the opportunity to move across industries to either gain new skills or discover what they really enjoy and gain in-depth knowledge in that specific area. Our service line model allows our employees to flex across various projects and not become "affixed" to any one industry or niche.
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Q: How does The Pentad Group invest in its employees?
A: We provide dedicated business development and marketing resources. The Pentad Group employees can feed their entrepreneurial bug without having to deal with all the hassle that burdens sole practitioners. We have dedicated business development professionals who build relationships with both new and existing clients. This allows our consultants to focus on project delivery for our clients, not on selling their next engagement.
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Q: What does the typical engagement look like and how long
does it last?
A: The type of project you will be engaged in will depend on your experience and interests. Typically, these assignments last four to six months, but they are very often extended to accommodate additional projects. Some of our most common projects include: providing accounting support for reorganizations or restructures; assisting with monthly, quarterly and year-end closings; developing compensation programs; developing new management reporting or budgeting systems; providing financial and IT liaisons for system implementation.
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Q: What am I responsible for while on a project engagement?
A: While on engagement your key responsibilities will include:
- Project Delivery - Create and/or adhere to project plan and timelines while seamlessly interfacing with client personnel.
- Professionalism - Our consultants demonstrate respect, integrity, poise and maturity. You'll be responsible for exercising sound judgment and displaying a problem-solving attitude while managing multiple tasks on a project.
- Client Service - The Pentad Group takes prides on the knowledge and expertise our employees bring to client engagements. A helpful, "can do" attitude and making the client's needs a priority will make you successful.
- Effective Communication - Regular communication with the client project team and The Pentad Group manager is critical to any successful project.
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Q: How does The Pentad Group manage transitions from one project to the next?
A: The most important goal for our Operations Team is to work together to manage our client and employee relationships. Each week, these teams meet to strategize about new project opportunities for our employees. We make it a priority to find new opportunities for our existing employees, even weeks before their project is scheduled to end.
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Q: What does it take to succeed as a team member of
The Pentad Group?
A: A successful member of The Pentad Group displays professional integrity and a commitment to delivering exceptional client service. He/she must display flexibility, versatility and a "can do" attitude while making effective decisions that solve problems.
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