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Friday, December 20, 2024

Pupil killed, several injured in stabbing attack at Croatia elementary school

By Christian Edwards, CNN-  A child has been killed and eight others have been injured in a knife attack at an elementary school in the Croatian capital Zagreb.

A 19-year-old assailant, reportedly a former student, entered a first-grade classroom at Prečko Elementary School early on Friday morning, where he attacked the teacher and several children with a knife, as reported by CNN affiliate N1.

The victim who lost her life was identified as a 7-year-old girl, according to the Associated Press.

Helicopters have been transporting the injured to various hospitals throughout the city. The teacher has suffered life-altering injuries and is currently in critical condition, as stated by Sveti Duh Hospital.

“The assailant is in police custody. Those injured are receiving medical care,” announced the Zagreb police.

Witnesses described scenes of chaos as ambulances hurried to the school and individuals evacuated the premises. Videos circulating on social media depicted numerous people fleeing from a building adjacent to the school’s sports fields.

Various officials, including Mayor Tomislav Tomasevic and Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic, have arrived at the scene, according to N1.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic expressed the nation’s shock at the “tragedy,” stating that Health Minister Irena Hristic will visit the hospitals treating the injured.

Incidents of school violence are uncommon in Croatia and the Balkan region. Last year, Serbia experienced two mass shootings within a span of two days, the first of which occurred at a school in the capital, Belgrade.


Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Netanyahu says he spoke with Trump about need for ‘victory,’ as Israeli government approves plan for Golan expansion

By Eugenia Yosef, Sophie Tanno, Nadeen Ebrahim and Michael Rios, CNN - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had a “very warm” phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, during which they spoke about the need for Israel’s victory in its war on Hamas in Gaza and its stance on Syria.

In a video statement, Israel’s leader said he discussed a range of issues with Trump during the call on Saturday evening, including Israel’s commitment to preventing Lebanon-based Hezbollah from rearming and Israel’s conflict with Hamas, which has killed nearly 45,000 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip.

The leaders also spoke of the need to bring home the remaining hostages in Gaza, Netanyahu said.

“I discussed all of this again last night with my friend, US President-elect Donald Trump,” Netanyahu said.

“It was a very friendly, very warm and very important conversation. We spoke about the need to complete Israel’s victory, and we also spoke at length about the efforts we are making to free our hostages.”

Hamas and other groups are believed to still be holding 100 hostages in Gaza, including seven Americans. All but four of the hostages were captured during Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

Netanyahu said that Israel continues to “work tirelessly to bring our hostages home, both the living and the dead. And I add, the less we talk about it, the better, and so with God’s help, we will succeed.”

CNN has reached out to the Trump transition team for comment.

‘No interest in confronting’ Syria
Regarding Syria, where a rebel coalition overthrew the regime of President Bashar al-Assad last weekend following a lightning advance through the country, Netanyahu said that Israel had “no interest in a conflict” the country, but would adjust its policy according to the “emerging reality on the ground.”

His latest comments come after Israeli forces following Assad’s fall took control of a long-standing buffer zone that had separated Israeli and Syrian forces for decades – a move the rebels now in charge of Syria and some of the country’s neighbors have criticized.

Israeli officials have said the measure is temporary and Netanyahu has previously insisted Israel has “no intention” of intervening in Syria’s internal affairs.



STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Loveland Ski Area
Georgetown, Colorado, United States - (on-site)

Description

Does your love of numbers equal your passion for snow sports? Come find your work-play balance with us! Consider joining Loveland - one of the few remaining family-owned ski areas where we have stayed true to the sport, and our focus is simply on skiing/riding.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.



Accounts Payable Accountant

Accounts Payable Accountant


At Lake Shore Cryotronics, there are hundreds of different ways our employees help advance science. The groundbreaking contributions that get satellites into space or high-speed rail on a track can all start with YOU. Come join our team and leave your mark in the history of science and technology that 

Why Lake Shore Cryotronics?

Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that develops cutting-edge solutions for aerospace, quantum computing, and physics research.
Global Impact: Over 60% of our sales come from outside North America. We also work with industry-leading customers like IBM, CERN, Google, and Blue Origin.
Collaborative Culture: Work alongside engineers, physicists, and scientists to ensure our products meet the highest quality standards.

About the Role:

We are seeking a full-time, experienced Accounts Payable Accountant to own the accounts payable function from beginning to end. This role involves ensuring accurate financial transactions, timely supplier payments, and adherence to company accounting standards. You will advise on accounts payable matters, analyze financial data, oversee daily supplier invoices to purchase order reconciliations, and participate in financial audits while collaborating with various departments.

Key Responsibilities:

Own Accounts Payable Function: Ensure timely processing and payment of invoices, proper matching of purchasing and receiving documents, and accurate distribution to general ledger expense accounts.
Invoice and Voucher Management: Ensure invoices and vouchers are appropriately approved, documented, and recorded.
Payment Processing: Prepare batch check runs, wire transfers, and ACH transactions, reviewing checks and vouchers for accuracy.
Supplier Correspondence: Handle supplier inquiries via phone or email, resolving account status issues.
Collaboration: Work with other departments to resolve variances on disputed bills and returned products.
Financial Reporting: Prepare guidelines for coding invoices, monthly expense accruals, and assist with month-end closings.
Audit Participation: Own the accounts payable section during financial audits and implement recommendations.
Reconciliation: Reconcile the subsidiary suppliers ledger with the accounts payable total and the general ledger.
Process Improvement: Assist in implementing accounting software upgrades and process improvements.

Qualifications:

2+ years of relevant accounting experience
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and basic Excel skills
Familiarity with ERP or accounting software
Preferred: Bachelors degree in accounting or related field

Compensation and Benefits:

Competitive Salary: Target starting salary of $60k-$72k per year.
Comprehensive Insurance Package: Medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, life, short-term and long-term disability.
401k Matching: Secure your future with our 401k matching program.
Health Savings Account (HSA): Employer contributions to your HSA.
Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance starting at 17 days of PTO per year and 12-14 paid holidays.
Wellness Incentive Program: Stay healthy with our wellness program and enjoy an onsite fitness facility.
Tuition Reimbursement: Continue your education with our support.
Career Development: Opportunities for growth and advancement. 

Book Keeper

Bookkeeper
Neath

£27,000 - £31,000 + Annual Bonus + FULL Private Medical + Pension + 25 Days Holiday + 9-5Mon-Fri + 'IMMEDIATE START'

Are you an experienced Bookkeeper looking to be valued and rewarded for hard work? Step into a new role in an established insurance business based in Neath. Your role as Book Keeper will enable you to work in a recession proof industry in a vibrant and exciting family-friendly business.

Utilise your experience as a Bookkeeper and transfer your technical knowledge into an environment that will set you up for success. The company has a fantastic culture, and truly cares about the well-being of their team and customers. Take up your next role as Bookkeeper and hit the ground running.

Your Role As Bookkeeper Will Include:

  • Bookkeeping (Sales Ledger & Purchase Ledger), Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Accounts Processing & Reporting.
  • Processing payments, invoices, income and receipts and entering data into accounting software or databases then filing hard copies
  • Preparing financial statements showing business income and expenditure
  • Paying vendor invoices and tracking bank account balances
  • Completing VAT returns
  • Commutable to the office in Neath

The Successful Bookkeeper Will Have:

  • Proven experience in a Bookkeeper role
  • Strong Accounts, Ledger, VAT, Wages and good Financial acumen
  • Competency to use Xero, Sage or Open GI Accounting software
  • Full Right to work in UK and Clean Drivers Licence
  • Key Words: Bookkeeper, Credit Controller, Accounts assistant, Finance Manager, Insurance, Neath, Port Talbot, Swansea, Bridgend, Wales

Senior Manager, Product (Lease Accounting)

Senior Manager, Product (Lease Accounting)
Competitive + Bonus + Benefits
Remote, UK
Permanent full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager, Product within our Innervision team at IRIS Software Group! 
This role requires you to gather and collate insights from market research, customers and prospects as well as from sales and support feedback, competitive research and product performance stats.
To be successful, you must demonstrate understanding of the market, the customers, the PEST and competitive pressures affecting the market and fundamentally understand how customers of the product value the product over time. These insights will be analysed to develop proposals, business cases and used to set prices, licensing methods and packaging.
You are responsible for proposing product and portfolio strategy and taking the lead on roadmaps including guiding creation of requirements, specifications, prototypes and gaining customer and market validation of decisions and clearly demonstrating customer values and benefits. You will also produce delivery timetables while managing customer expectations, evangelising and helping resolve issues.
You will work with marketing to launch and promote products, features, benefits and new releases as well as providing sales collateral and training to enable successful go to market plans. You must have the ability to originate, construct, present and persuade colleagues to make investments into the product for articulated returns and will be measured on the growing profitable performance of the product over time.
The above responsibilities will drive the customer adoption, revenue & profit for the product to meet and beat annual targets and provide long-term growth. This particular role for Innervision will require strong knowledge of Lease accounting and will drive the success of the products in the build up to the implementation of FRED 82 (now FRS 102 for leases) that takes effect from January 2026.
This role will lead on and support the Product Owner and Subject Matter Expert creation of detailed requirements transforming legislation into digestible work packages for engineering. Building the knowledge, value proposition and story telling of our marketing and sales teams to take advantage of the new opportunity.

Responsibilities 

  • Understand market dynamics and predict market direction
  • Understand competitors’ direction, strengths and weakness and how the product competes
  • Understand how customers value a product, how customers are segmented, and how those segments are developing over time
  • Control the spend on product development, ensuring maximum possible return for that spend
  • Maximise opportunities to win new customers, including from cross-selling other products
  • Understanding customer attrition and taking product led decisions to minimise it
  • Manage & nurture a team who will help deduce, define and specify what needs to change to maximise all the above
  • Market & Competitor research and reporting (incl. opportunities and threats) • Product performance reporting measuring success
  • Creating and maintaining product roadmaps
  • Business cases/financial justification for prioritisation of features

Experience and Knowledge 

  • Ideally strong experience of lease accounting And/or an experienced leader
  • Training as a product manager/natural aptitude
  • Commercial understanding
  •  Preferred: Understanding of modern agile software development processes
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to present in a sales, customer and executive context
  • Creative personality – with ability to empathise and model customer desires & needs
  • Disciplined management ability: caring about process, quality, setting and managing expectations
  • Ability to influence and domain knowledge would be advantageous 

what can we offer you?

  • Competitive salary including quarterly commission scheme and bonus scheme
  • 26 days holiday allowance
  • Private medical healthcare
  • Life assurance
  • Pension
  • Complimentary benefits, including Bike to Work and discount schemes

Russia detains Uzbek man over general's killing in Moscow

Amy Walker -BBC News - Russia's security service says a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan has been detained over the killing of senior general Igor Kirillov and his assistant in Moscow.

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces, was outside a residential block early on Tuesday when an explosive device hidden in a scooter was detonated remotely.

The Russian security service said the unnamed suspect was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence, according to state media agencies.

Ukraine's security service had already claimed it was behind the killing, a source told the BBC on Tuesday.

The Ukrainian source said Kirillov - who was Russia's chemical weapons chief - was "a legitimate target" and alleged he had carried out war crimes.

On Monday, the day before the killing, Ukraine charged Kirillov, 54, in absentia, saying he was "responsible for the mass use of banned chemical weapons". Russia denies the allegations.

The Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB) public relations centre said on Wednesday the detained 29-year-old was "suspected of committing a terrorist act".

A statement said that during "interrogation he explained that he was recruited by the Ukrainian special services".





They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN - Pastor Dmytro Bodyu said the Russians kept telling him they knew he was an American spy, specifically, a CIA agent paid by the US government to spread anti-Russian propaganda in occupied Ukraine.

“They said they knew for sure because all Protestant churches and Catholic churches are working with the American secret services, and all their pastors work for the US government, because the Protestant church is not a real church,” Bodyu, the founder of the evangelical Word of Life Church in Melitopol, told CNN.

Fifteen or so armed men, who said they were from the Russian police and FSB spy agency, stormed into Bodyu’s home early on March 19, 2022. They arrested him in front of his terrified wife and son and took him to a local police station where he said they shoved him into a small cell and threatened him with execution.

He was released eight days later, but the threats and harassment continued. Bodyu said he was given an ultimatum: to continue preaching, he’d have to cooperate. His sermons would be subject to censorship and observed by the authorities, and he would have to share personal and potentially compromising information about his parishioners with the Russians.

The pastor said that he refused and was eventually forced to leave the occupied southern Ukrainian city. His congregation was decimated and his church shut down as part of Russia’s brutal crackdown against Ukrainian religious groups that are not affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Moscow Patriarchate.

Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has jailed dozens of Ukrainian faith leaders in occupied areas, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. After threatening them with lengthy prison sentences, torture and even death, Russian and Russian-installed authorities have forced numerous other priests, pastors and imams into exile.




Syrian mass graves expose "machinery of death" under Assad, top prosecutor says - www.reuters.com

Syrian mass graves expose "machinery of death" under Assad, top prosecutor says - www.reuters.com

QUTAYFAH, Syria, Dec 17 (Reuters) - An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were tortured and murdered since 2013.

Speaking after visiting two mass grave sites in the towns of Qutayfah and Najha near Damascus, former U.S. war crimes ambassador at large Stephen Rapp told Reuters: "We certainly have more than 100,000 people that were disappeared into and tortured to death in this machine.

"I don't have much doubt about those kinds of numbers given what we've seen in these mass graves."
"We really haven't seen anything quite like this since the Nazis," said Rapp, who led prosecutions at the Rwanda and Sierra Leone war crimes tribunals and is working with Syrian civil society to document war crimes evidence and is helping to prepare for any eventual trials.
"From the secret police who disappeared people from their streets and homes, to the jailers and interrogators who starved and tortured them to death, to the truck drivers and bulldozer drivers who hid their bodies, thousands of people were working in this system of killing," Rapp said.


Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Sales & Inventory Control System 2.1 Downloads Free

 WYGW Sales invoice & Inventory Control System 2.1



  • Materials sales Invoice
  • Services & Project Invoices
  • Inventory Management
  • Outstanding Settlements
  • Sales and Outstanding Reports
  • Stock Balance and Valuation Reports

Some Accounting package allow to generate invoice and inventories all together, but it is complicated to manage the difference kind of reports which required for management decisions.

It is better to keep a separate invoice system with Inventory controls it will help to financial department to verify the turnover and Inventory activities. 

This simple Invoice software allow you to do it easily even if you don't have accounting software.

I created this system using my knowledge of Ms Access. Student also can downloads and see how I created tables, quarries, forms and report. Any size of companies also can download and used for your business run smoothly.

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WYGworld