VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Vocabulary

they want to show / prove to the lady

mix – combine

i was blown away / it blows me away 
eg. nothing blows me away about that restaurant

unhinged – crazy, out of control
eg. she was completely unhinged

first of all / initially / firstly

fix the problem / resolve / work through / deal with 

understand the problem / get to know / become familiar with 

customize / custom / tailored 

subtle / intricacies – small details

take you through / go through it / walk through it / walk you through it / run through it / run you through it 

i got a suit made

what’s the damage – price?

(highly) sought after 

seek / sought / sought 

Grammar

what are the problems

we offer to the client 2 different services – we offer 2 different services to the client 

today i written 2 engagement letters – wrote 

i had already the engagement letters – i already had it 

we have to send out some accounting overview report by the end of this month, it’s important because our clients needs that report because they after closing their financial statements in italy in order to consolidate all the companies they have in the world. just one. these days are really busy because of course we receive the document we need in order to do.

most of the problem are because we don’t do all the work in the office but we receive document from the company and someone else did the work so we have to check what that person did, make the adjustments and then to send out the report and all the related documents as well as financial statements and so on / etc / and thing like that. 

we have to send out some accounting overview reports by the end of this month, which is important because / as / due to the fact that our clients need that report because they after closing / finalise their financial statements in Italy in order to consolidate all the companies they have in the world / globally / worldwide. these days are / recently has been really busy because of course we receive the documents we need in order to do it.

most of the problems / issues are due to the fact that we don’t do the work ourselves but rather, it is done by a 3rd party so we have to check what that other party / company / 3rd party did, make the adjustments and then send out the report and all the related documents as well as financial statements and so on / etc / and thing like that.