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I currently work remotely as a Finance Analyst on £30k, and I’m honestly getting to the point where I don’t know what to do.

For the last 6 months, I’ve regularly been working unpaid evenings and weekends just to keep up with the workload. My manager gives me a lot of deadlines, often expecting things to be completed by the next day.

He knows the workload is excessive, but his attitude seems to be that it’s just something I have to deal with.
If something isn’t completed, he complains about it, and even when I make one small mistake, he can make a big deal out of it.

What frustrates me most is that the amount of work and dedication I’m putting in seems to go completely unnoticed.

Annual leave is another issue. It’s basically just me and my manager covering finance, so he’s very picky about when I can take holidays. If taking annual leave means more work for him, it becomes a problem.

When I do get leave approved, I’m expected to get a huge amount of work done beforehand, which defeats the point of having time off in the first place.

Even if I’m genuinely ill, I feel like I can’t properly switch off because I know I’ll just come back to an even bigger workload that I have to catch up on.

I’m currently on £30k, and honestly, I’m starting to question whether this is worth the stress. It feels like my manager cares more about how the finance department looks than the wellbeing of the people actually working in it.

For anyone who’s been in a similar situation, what would you recommend?

I currently work remotely as a Finance Analyst on £30k, and I’m honestly getting to the point where I don’t know what to do.

For the last 6 months, I’ve regularly been working unpaid evenings and weekends just to keep up with the workload.

My manager gives me a lot of deadlines, often expecting things to be completed by the next day.

He knows the workload is excessive, but his attitude seems to be that it’s just something I have to deal with.
If something isn’t completed, he complains about it, and even when I make one small mistake, he can make a big deal out of it.

What frustrates me most is that the amount of work and dedication I’m putting in seems to go completely unnoticed.

Annual leave is another issue. It’s basically just me and my manager covering finance, so he’s very picky about when I can take holidays.

If taking annual leave means more work for him, it becomes a problem.

When I do get leave approved, I’m expected to get a huge amount of work done beforehand, which defeats the point of having time off in the first place.

Even if I’m genuinely ill, I feel like I can’t properly switch off because I know I’ll just come back to an even bigger workload that I have to catch up on.

I’m currently on £30k, and honestly, I’m starting to question whether this is worth the stress. It feels like my manager cares more about how the finance department looks than the wellbeing of the people actually working in it.

For anyone who’s been in a similar situation, what would you recommend?

Been working in finance/accounting for 3+ years, currently on around £30k, and I’ve only got 2 exams left until I finish my qualification.

But honestly, I’m starting to question whether it’s still worth it.

The job market seems to be getting tougher and tougher, with fewer opportunities (or at least it feels that way), and salaries don’t seem to be moving as much as I expected either.

For those of you already working in finance/accounting:
How are you finding the job market at the moment?
Has getting qualified actually made a noticeable difference to your career/salary?

Do you think the qualification is still worth pursuing over the next few years?

What areas of finance/accounting do you think will still have strong demand with AI becoming more prevalent?

Would be interested to hear from people with a few years of experience, especially those who have recently qualified.

Been working in finance/accounting for 3+ years, currently on around £30k, and I’ve only got 2 exams left until I finish my qualification.

But honestly, I’m starting to question whether it’s still worth it.

The job market seems to be getting tougher and tougher, with fewer opportunities (or at least it feels that way), and salaries don’t seem to be moving as much as I expected either.

For those of you already working in finance/accounting:
How are you finding the job market at the moment?

Has getting qualified actually made a noticeable difference to your career/salary?

Do you think the qualification is still worth pursuing over the next few years?

What areas of finance/accounting do you think will still have strong demand with AI becoming more prevalent?

Would be interested to hear from people with a few years of experience, especially those who have recently qualified.

Hi everyone,

I’m planning my wedding for July 2027 and my fiancée and I are trying to maximise Avios from our wedding spending rather than just using debit cards.

We estimate we will have around over £30k total spending and we are both new to Amex/Avios cards.

We are deciding between two strategies:

Option 1:

Me: Amex Gold (for the welcome bonus) + BA Premium Plus Amex (BAPP)
Wife: Amex Gold (for the welcome bonus) + Barclaycard Avios Plus

Estimated outcome:
1 BAPP Companion Voucher
1 Barclaycard Cabin Upgrade Voucher

Approx fees:

BAPP annual fee
Barclaycard monthly fee

The idea would be to use the BAPP Companion Voucher for a honeymoon redemption and keep the Barclays upgrade voucher for another trip.

Option 2:

Me: Amex Gold + Barclaycard Avios Plus
Wife: Amex Gold + Barclaycard Avios Plus

Estimated outcome:
2 Barclaycard Cabin Upgrade Vouchers

Approx fees:

Two Barclaycards monthly fees

The idea would be to use both upgrade vouchers:

Potential honeymoon destination:

We are flexible with dates and could travel after July 2027.

My questions:

Which strategy gives better value overall?

Is the BAPP Companion Voucher generally more valuable
than having 2 Barclaycard upgrade vouchers?

Can you get BAPP and Amex gold welcome bonus for the same person?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for recommendations for the best tuition
provider for the Case Study exam.

I learn better with simple breakdowns, short explanations,

exam technique tips, and concise walkthroughs - not hours of long videos.

Ideally looking for:
Easy-to-follow explanations focused lessons
Good mock
Help with exam structure and timing

Tutors who explain how to score marks clearly
And also any providers you'd avoid
Thank you

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for recommendations for the best tuition provider for the Case Study exam.

I learn better with simple breakdowns, short explanations, exam technique tips, and concise walkthroughs — not hours of long videos.

Ideally looking for:

Easy-to-follow explanations
focused lessons

Good mock

Help with exam structure and timing

Tutors who explain how to score marks clearly

And also any providers you’d avoid

Thank you

Quick question if anyone can help — when do you normally start filling in your CIMA PER, and how difficult is it to get approved/completed?

I’ve had multiple jobs over the years and I’m now looking to move into a more senior role. I’m just wondering whether it’s better to stay where I am for now and get my manager to sign everything off first, then move on, or if changing jobs before completing the PER isn’t really an issue?

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through it.