Just started an assistant accountant role as an accounting & finance grad with a placement year as a finance assistant and looking at these balance sheets, posting journals etc. is very complex and still getting my head account debits and credits. Does it get better?😭 Not trying to lose my job😅😅
Started a graduate role 2 weeks ago but have been offered another role much better which includes study support and hybrid working which the graduate role didn’t offer, and slightly more pay. However, last 2 days I was OOO due to the induction for it (yes 2 weeks after I started) and left all my equipment there on Friday as I knew I’d get the offer. Can I just send an email in the morning letting them know I’ve resigned? No notice is required so thought I might as well?
Sounds stupid but unfortunately this grad scheme seems to be stingy/vague on offering study support, talking about 6 month probation and saying that the exams are quite expensive keeping in mind the grad scheme is in AP… I feel like they want me to finish the whole scheme in AP before I get anything which is quite crazy for a ‘grad role’. However, got an offer elsewhere for an accounts assistant offering full study support for ACCA immediately and a bonus for every exam passed. Will also be doing some month-end and management accounts tasks and more complex work as opposed to just AP. The pay is slightly higher too with hybrid option which the scheme didnt offer. No brainer right? Thinking of not even turning up tomorrow and just resigning via email after all no notice is required.
I am due to start an accounts assistant role soon and just hope the job isn’t much harder than I expect 😅. As a first class accounting & finance graduate & a placement as a finance assistant, just want thoughts on how you are finding the job? Is it much harder than uni? Is it really hard to get your head around month-end, balance sheet recs, journals etc? Also planning on finishing my ACCA, currently 9/13 due to exemptions.
Just started a finance graduate role where I am based in the AP team at the moment and looking to start ACCA soon with 9 exemptions from university. Anyone else doing ACCA whilst in a similar role? If so, how you finding the balance?
As a dedicated fifa player, it feels weird not pre-ordering the game for the first time but starting a graduate job and soon to start studying for a professional qualification think it may have been the right decision. Hopefully not miss out on anything good lol. I may have broken free from the addiction. Anyone in the same boat?
Just curious as I am about to start my finance graduate role which is initially based in AP and potentially some rotations/exposure to different areas during the 2 year programme. I am planning to do ACCA as well, whether it is self funded or supported by my company. Just don’t want to do a finance grad role which is strictly AP for 2 years with no progress or ACCA exams done as I feel I may be wasting time😅 How did you progress?
I received a grad scheme offer after starting a 6 month FTC payments job and have only been here since Monday. I have never been in this situation but i will need to let my manager know that I am quitting already which is very inconvenient but i have to take that grad scheme offer obviously. Thankfully this week i have just been basically doing onboarding stuff however notice is 1 month but no chance im staying past tomorrow. Should i just straight up let my manager know tomorrow as I don’t plan to return after tomorrow and hand in my IT equipment on monday. Thoughts?
I got offered a position for a finance graduate role where it’s a 2 year structured programme with career progression. I will be joining the AP team having already done a year in AP/AR during my placement year at university. I really thought they’d offer ACCA study support but they called and said they don’t, as of yet I think anyway. As someone on 9 exemptions, I was really hopefully I would get some support to finish off. Currently working a banking and payments assistant job which is a 6 month FTC which I started 2 days ago, I should leave right? What should I do?
Just curious to know how your journey was, first accounting job and how you progressed. Just graduated in Accounting & Finance with placement and just want some inspiration.
I have done 5 AC’s and 5-7 final stage interviews and still nothing I am searching for. I understand my numbers may be rookie😅! How many did you do and what role was it for?
Just graduated in Accounting & Finance with placement (finance assistant) and managed to get a banking & payments assistant role where I will working a lot with the accounts payable/receivables team. As someone who has 9 exemptions for the ACCA qualification, would this be a good idea to take it and then get started on my last 4 papers? However this role is a 6 month FTC initially but could be extended, and who knows, maybe progress higher? What are your thoughts? I would have loved an accounts assistant/trainee accountant role but its better to just start from somewhere right?
My older brother (24M) keeps asking me for money (22M) and works full time as a software developer whilst I am still a student. Bearing in mind we don’t even talk to each other but only speaks to me when he needs money. He went on holiday the other week and asked for a few hundred… Still hasn’t paid me back and just asked for a couple for pounds just then. He literally avoids me at all costs except when he needs something for me. He even skipped my graduation but yesterday attended his friends. I have lent him money several times, always uses my things and doesn’t even say thank you half of the time. What do I do?
I (22 M) feel like my older brother (24 M) avoids me at all costs and I actually don’t know why. Whenever we see each other in the house, we just walk past and that’s pretty much it. I am fine with all my younger siblings except him. The only time he talks to me is to ask for money, bearing in mind he has a full time job and I am still a student. There has been times I even didnt bother asking for the money back but it’s getting a bit ridiculous now. He went on holiday last week and kept asking me for money, most of the times he doesn’t even say thank you. I wish it wasn’t this way but he’s just always locked up in his room and cares for his friends only. Not sure anymore. He always uses and borrows my things but you can tell he hates me or something.
Just graduated in Accounting & Finance with placement (finance assistant) and managed to get a banking & payments assistant role where I will working a lot with the accounts payable/receivables team. As someone who has 9 exemptions for the ACCA qualification, would this be a good idea to take it and then get started on my last 4 papers? However this role is a 6 month FTC initially but could be extended, and who knows, maybe progress higher? What are your thoughts? I would have loved an accounts assistant/trainee accountant role but its better to just start from somewhere right?
Just graduated with an accounting and finance degree with a placement year (finance assistant) and can’t seem to get anything from graduate schemes to entry level accounting jobs. Since starting of final year, I must have applied to over 300+ jobs, so tough😭…
So I have just graduated in accounting & finance and did a placement year as a finance assistant (mainly purchase ledger clerk) but I got an offer today for a sales ledger clerk (£25k) however I have progressed to a 2nd stage face-to-face interview for an assistant accountant role which is what I much prefer with the salary going to be £25k-£30k depending on experience but I much prefer what I would be doing as this is more advanced that sales ledger clerk. I really have a good feeling I can get the assistant accountant role too with ACCA study support but nothing is guaranteed😬 Or is it silly accepting the offer then if I do get it, leave shortly after starting? Not sure…
just wanted to know if the job is much more complex/difficult than the theory?
Just graduated in accounting and finance with a placement year (finance assistant- mainly in purchase ledger) and been applying to all sorts of graduate jobs, trainee accountant roles, graduate audit roles etc. but it is so competitive and tough. However, I may be able to get a sales ledger clerk role and thinking of just taking it instead of waiting and keep getting let down by the assistant accountant roles and grad schemes. Do you think this is a the right choice? I really want to finish the last 4 ACCA papers ASAP as I get 9 exemptions. Or is it worth taking the sales ledger role and continue applying? It’s so tough😂!
So I just finished my accounting & finance degree and did a placement (finance assistant - purchase ledger). Now I am about to get a role in sales ledger clerk and wanted to know whats the best progression/pathway to become an accountant? I am eager to start my ACCA as soon as possible especially as I get 9 exemptions from my degree. Did anyone do accounting clerk roles post uni and if so how did the journey go and where are you now?