First Day at my new Job...

Today was my first day at my new Job. Yes, of course I was aware of the fact that this was April Fools Day. But since I had already signed my working contract previously, that fact didn't bother me at all.
I was supposed to show up at work at 9 am. So I got up at 6 took Gina for her morning walk and had breakfast. I had calculated some extra time since having to wear a suit to work takes more prep time than I needed when getting at my old job. And of course I wanted to be in time. Nothing makes a worse impression than showing up for your first work day way too late or way too early. I had planned it that I would be there about 10 minutes before 9 am. And my planning worked just fine.
I got to work met up with the CFO and the CEO and we did have a nice little chat. After that the CFO showed me the office and introduced me to those co-workers that were working on that particular day.
Next followed a long presentation about what the company exactly does and what the philosophy of the company is all about. It was very nice to know that the company believes that the first asset are the employees and those who are the ones that make a company successful. The second thing that was really impressive, is that teamwork is the companies asset number two. And that this is just not a loose term, but being lived on a daily basis. Then come the products, sales, marketing, administration and so on. This is absolutely different compared to my previous employer. And I really like the concept.
Another thing that is great is, since the administrative team is rather small, everyone is on a first name basis...even the CFO and the CEO. That makes for a much easier working climate. Next up was an introduction to the organization charts. It's actually not that complex. It has a logical workflow. And I have two superiors...the CFO and the CEO and that's it. And of course I will have to work in closely with the companies auditor.
After that the CFO and I set up together my laptop. I do have an external monitor as well. I got my own email address. Something that I've been missing during the last 4 years. We setup basic stuff like MS-Office, PDF Reader and stuff like that. Next up was the setup of the VPN access to the BMD cloud, the program we will be working with from the beginning of July on. Then we had to setup the CRM system the company is currently working with. Then followed the access to the companies cloud services, that way I will have access to all the company documents, contracts and stuff like that, that are important for me being able to do my job properly. That is something that had been missing at my last job as well. With my new company I have access to all the accounting data without any exception. And finally we did the setup of the accounting software.
After that I got a first introduction into the accounting filing system. It's a little different than at my old job. Not entirely sure if I'm happy with that filing system. There is definitely room for improvement. But since this accounting year has already started it will stay the way it is. And such a change can only be done if the CFO agrees to it. And I'm sure we will come to a solution that works for everyone.
But before that I have to check out the current accounting software and see what is fact and check if everything has been recorded properly or if certain things need to be changed and/or corrected. And I've been told by the CEO and the CFO if I should encounter something that has not been recorded properly I shall not hesitate to just correct it and record it properly. This is definitely gonna be fun. And it definitely will be challenge. But I'm really looking forward to that.
By about 1 pm the CFO and I were pretty much done. Since he had some deadlines that day and since it was a Friday anyways he sent me home for that day.