Jim Henderson wrote:

> Quiet is good - maybe a good time to also arrange to introduce yourself 
> to the finance director and outline what it is you've been having 
> difficulty with.  Get on his good side early.  Don't bury him under 
> technobabble - you understand him as an audience already, so leverage 
> that in your conversations with him.
> 
> In particular, I'd focus on the regulatory compliance issues - that's 
> something finance guys understand very well and could be a common ground 
> for conversation between you and him.  I'm thinking about things like the 
> system changes that go undocumented because the IT guys in the US don't 
> consult you about those changes; your lack of access to some necessary 
> systems, things like that.
> 
> Take it slowly, but make sure he knows who you are and what your 
> responsibilities are with regards to these audits.  This could be a very 
> good thing for you.

You give some good advice - but I'm far more focused on getting out of 
this job and into a real one. Once I've left this company, its petty 
politics won't matter any more. (I'll have a whole new set of power 
battles to lose! Yay, me...)

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