I am hearing mixed things about operations: do you needs strong technical financial knowledge or just be a good employee?

I am hearing mixed things about operations: do you needs strong technical financial knowledge or just be a good employee?

Just curious. I browsed a few threads on WSO and wasn't sure about it.

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