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Finance Manager "accidentally" paid £80,000 into her own bank account!!

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Babooshka1234 · 06/08/2025 09:35

I need to rant and ask your thoughts about a member of staff who is in a managerial position responsible in HR & Finance yet is terrible at her job and the Director doesn't do anything about it. Have I become a bit too obsessed with this women and my lack of confidence in her ability and should also ignore it or can anything be done about it? I will list a few of the things she does... yesterday paid £80,000 into her own personal bank account in error because the banking app she uses is linked to both the business account and her personal account! Last year she almost lost the business £150,000 due to a scam again using this banking app, fortunately it was stopped just in time. She pays the wages for everyone and regularly changes them if she doesn't agree with the time sheets. And despite being told numerous times not to come to work early, she still comes in over an hour early to claim overtime at time & a half and daily plays the clocking in machine to her advantage yet stamps down on anyone else if they are a minute over or under their clocking in. There are so many other things she does to annoy people and I think most people in the office have no confidence in her yet she is allowed to continue. I think what annoys me is that she is in this position of responsibility and gets away with things like this.

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Jellycatspyjamas · 06/08/2025 09:52

To be honest I’d look for another job because sooner or later that level of incompetence is going to destabilise the company finances. In the meantime I’d cover my back in terms of timesheets, pay slips etc and avoid all the office chat about her. Everyone knows what she’s doing and nothing is happening to address is, so it now is just office gossip and you’ll keep ranting to yourself which just takes up headspace you don’t have.

dogcatkitten · 06/08/2025 09:51

Who owns the business and do they know what is going on? Is the MD the owner or just an employee? Who found out she had accidentally paid herself £80,000, did she just say it herself or was she caught? A system where personal and business transactions are being carried out on the same app in such a way they can be mixed up sounds monumentally stupid, do the accountants know this goes on, I assume this person has no formal qualifications for this role (or I hope not!).

Almondmarcd · 06/08/2025 09:51

Both of the major fuck ups you’ve mentioned amount to gross negligence, and I’d be looking to dismiss. First one, too much time has elapsed. Second, you’ve got more chance on as more recent. How long has she been there?

DuchessDandelion · 06/08/2025 09:50

She pays the wages for everyone and regularly changes them if she doesn't agree with the time sheets.

She does what now?!

Whistle-blow.

Babooshka1234 · 06/08/2025 09:50

financialcareerstuff · 06/08/2025 09:44

Does she have a personal link to the boss? These examples are really egregious and she deserves to be fired.

No she has no link to the boss and even he complains about her, i wonder if she has info that she could hold against him or that he just has no balls and cant be bothered with the hassle?

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Babooshka1234 · 06/08/2025 09:47

Lafufufu · 06/08/2025 09:45

The 150k scam would have been enough for me to let her go.

The 80k is egregious and I would also let her go for that.

This is nonsense and I would whistle blow.

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Absolutely! but they didnt do anything about it. The perfect opportunity to give at least a written warning

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endofthelinefinally · 06/08/2025 09:46

What is her relationship with the director and is it possible the director is up to financial impropriety too? (speaking from bitter personal experience).

Babooshka1234 · 06/08/2025 09:45

HauntedDreams · 06/08/2025 09:40

All you can do is keep meticulous records of your shifts, keep a close eye on your pay slips, and complain -in writing-each and every time she affects your pay in any way.
The rest of it is above your head and, if it doesn’t directly affect you, is up to those higher up to worry about tbh. Don’t let her steal your peace, it sounds as if you are giving her a lot of your head space.

Thank you ok I will do that and try not to let it frustrate me so much :-)

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DustlandFairytaleBeginning · 06/08/2025 09:45

If you manage this person you need to be issuing performance improvement plans, warnings... the own bank account thing is pretty close to gross misconduct... I'm assuming they owned up straight away or they should be fired. You need to give warnings for clocking in early and written evidence she is not to do it and it will be seen as theft.

Lafufufu · 06/08/2025 09:45

Babooshka1234 · 06/08/2025 09:41

Its just an independant service business with around 50 staff with just a youngish Managing Director

The 150k scam would have been enough for me to let her go.

The 80k is egregious and I would also let her go for that.

This is nonsense and I would whistle blow.

financialcareerstuff · 06/08/2025 09:44

Does she have a personal link to the boss? These examples are really egregious and she deserves to be fired.

Babooshka1234 · 06/08/2025 09:44

Tippertapperfeet · 06/08/2025 09:39

Are you highlighting these errors to her boss? Or are you her boss?

The other managers are fully aware of these errors and just complain to each other about her. I'm a member of the admin team, not her boss

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Tippertapperfeet · 06/08/2025 09:43

Babooshka1234 · 06/08/2025 09:41

Its just an independant service business with around 50 staff with just a youngish Managing Director

Are you highlighting these errors to her boss?

Babooshka1234 · 06/08/2025 09:41

Its just an independant service business with around 50 staff with just a youngish Managing Director

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HauntedDreams · 06/08/2025 09:40

All you can do is keep meticulous records of your shifts, keep a close eye on your pay slips, and complain -in writing-each and every time she affects your pay in any way.
The rest of it is above your head and, if it doesn’t directly affect you, is up to those higher up to worry about tbh. Don’t let her steal your peace, it sounds as if you are giving her a lot of your head space.

Tippertapperfeet · 06/08/2025 09:39

Are you highlighting these errors to her boss? Or are you her boss?

ZippyPeer · 06/08/2025 09:38

What type of business is this OP? Is there a board or holding company above the director you could whistleblow to?

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