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AdamR
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Do you think it's time this lot was updated?http://forums.aat.org.uk/showthread.php?t=12987
As I wasn't around at the time for the first, I'll add myself anyway and if no one likes it, hard luck!:001_tt2:
First name: Adam
Age: 19
Location: Spalding, Lincolnshire
Level of accountancy experience: MAAT; studying ICAEW
Time spent in accountancy: 3 years
Current role: Accounts preparation, initial Audit tasks and helping out with computer problems!
Are there any other teenagers out there? At the moment there's only one other I know of! We don't want to be all on our own...:crying:
That said, in little over two months I'll be twenty so I won't have to worry! Can't wait either!:laugh:
As I wasn't around at the time for the first, I'll add myself anyway and if no one likes it, hard luck!:001_tt2:
First name: Adam
Age: 19
Location: Spalding, Lincolnshire
Level of accountancy experience: MAAT; studying ICAEW
Time spent in accountancy: 3 years
Current role: Accounts preparation, initial Audit tasks and helping out with computer problems!
Are there any other teenagers out there? At the moment there's only one other I know of! We don't want to be all on our own...:crying:
That said, in little over two months I'll be twenty so I won't have to worry! Can't wait either!:laugh:
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First name; Rachael
Age (be honest!); 33
Location; Bristol
Level of accountancy experience; Completed fast track foundation level currently on fast track intermediate finishing in june
Time spent in accountancy; none......
Current role; unemployed...but may go back to lecturing??!!0 -
Woo, one person looks daft but two people starts the ball rolling!:biggrin:
PS Before I get sued for copyright or something, I would like to make it clear that the original thread was Robert's idea.
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First name; Anne Victoria (hence A-Vic):001_tt2:
Age (be honest!); 35 (with crows feet)
Location; Greater Manchester
Level of accountancy experience; advanced certificate completed in june :001_unsure:
Time spent in accountancy; 4 years :thumbup:
Current role; accounts assisstant :thumbup:
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First name; Matthew
Age (be honest!): 24
Location: London
Level of accountancy experience: Doing the diploma pathway, 3rd year, will be finished AAT in the summer
Time spent in accountancy: I don't count my current role as being accounts proper, so none
Current role: Foreign payments clerk, but hoping to move over to the sales/credit control section very soon0 -
First Name: Paul
Age (be honest!): 25
Location: Nottingham
Level of Accountancy Experience: Currently part way through CIMA, should be fully qualified 2010 (all being well!)
Time spent in accountancy: Five years, two years for a large organisation prviding retail (food and non food) funerals, Travel and Banking & Insurance, Two and a half years in construction. Currently working for a listed printing business, whole new challenge.
Current Role: Assistant Accountant0 -
First Name : Jamie
Age (be honest!): 24
Location: Manchester
Level of Accountancy Experience: Courses don't attract me at the moment, maybe i'll look at it differently when my kids are a little older. AAT doesn't seem the right choice for me though, but fast-track does sound interesting Rachy.
Time spent in accountancy: 6.5 years, law firms. Originally started out processing invoices & credits, current tasks include the same plus WIP management, anti money laundering, internal & external reporting, software development & testing amongst other things (rather diverse hance my thinking AAT may not be the best choice).
Current Role: Billing Assistant0 -
First Name : Jamie
Age (be honest!): 24
Location: Manchester
Level of Accountancy Experience: Courses don't attract me at the moment, maybe i'll look at it differently when my kids are a little older. AAT doesn't seem the right choice for me though, but fast-track does sound interesting Rachy.
Time spent in accountancy: 6.5 years, law firms. Originally started out processing invoices & credits, current tasks include the same plus WIP management, anti money laundering, internal & external reporting, software development & testing amongst other things (rather diverse hance my thinking AAT may not be the best choice).
Current Role: Billing Assistant
It is Jamie, i only want to take a year off of work to change careers...i started the fast track mid sept, took the exam in Dec and finished in Jan...intermediate started feb and finishes june...basically its completing each level in 18 weeks...intermediate is a step up but im finding as long as i do my homework and reading im gettin along with it ok....i find comin on here realy helpful too....
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First Name : Mandy
Age (be honest!): 43 going on 23 :001_tt2:
Location: Bristol
Level of Accountancy Experience: MAAT. Once business re-organisation over, will look for something else.
Time spent in accountancy: 18 years with the same business. Management Accounts. Budget preperation, forecasting, Template Management, journals, nominal rolls, report analysis, investigations. System interrogation etc, etc, etc!. I look after the Senior Managers so had to grow big teeth and stripes.....
Current Role: Area Decision Support Analyst0 -
First Name : Sean
Age (be honest!): 20
Location: South London
Level of Accountancy Experience: Just passed my second year in AAT. Worked in finance department for property development company for about 1.5 yrs.
Time spent in accountancy: 1.5 although i would class my job more as admin.
Current Role: Accounts Payable/ Payroll0 -
First name; Chris
Age (be honest!): 43 (how did that happen!)
Location: Cownwall
Level of accountancy experience: Completed AAT a few years ago but mainly just doing the books for my own business.
Time spent in accountancy: None really.
Current role: Web Monkey - site design and maintenance, e-marketing consultancy, CMS installations and admin, client side development with ajax, Flex and Flash, some server-side development with coldfusion and J2EE. All at competitive rates.0 -
Future asperations
That be a good one to add
Mine would be:-
Too pass ECR - AAT - ICEAW - Go on the aprentice - get a job with Alan Sugar - Form a hostile takeover bid of his business - retire at 50 - buy a small Island and not all in that order 0 -
Future aspirations: get a trainee accountancy job and complete technician level and go onto higher level, earn a good amount of money, support boyfriend for a year so he can take a year off....buy a run down cottage in the middle of nowhere cheap at auction, renovate it and live there peacefully......with my cats!!!0
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First Name: Pamela
Age: 42
Location: Ayrshire (Home), Lanarkshire (Work)
Accountancy Experience: MICB, Finished Intermediate AAT, currently doing Technician
Years in Accountancy: 17 years, 6 1/2 in Industrial Pipework, rest in Construction
Current Role: Dogsbody, anything and everything that does not involve a hammer or power tools (been known to do severe damage with them)0 -
Future aspirations: Get the company enough money to stop annoying phone calls looking for money. Finish AAT, Get the building work and decorating finished in my house so I can get on with studying (that bit first) and playing with my sonFuture aspirations: get a trainee accountancy job and complete technician level and go onto higher level, earn a good amount of money, support boyfriend for a year so he can take a year off....buy a run down cottage in the middle of nowhere cheap at auction, renovate it and live there peacefully......with my cats!!!0 -
Future Aspirations: Build up enough equity in my flat to release and start my own business... not quite sure what the business specializes in yet but by the time i have enough money to do so im sure i will have worked it out.. any suggestions?
I also want to become NO.1 in the xbox live leaderboards.. would be good!
Would also like to own a number of properties but hey cant be too greedy now!0 -
First name; Lorraine (obviously lol) a.k.a Banana Man lol
Age (be honest!); 30 just!
Location; Bristol
Level of accountancy experience; Completed AAT Technician last June after doing Foundation and Intermediate levels.
Time spent in accountancy; 5 years
Current role; Financial Controller for a Ltd Co. Also Freelancing Bookkeeper0 -
First name; Katherine
Age (be honest!); 35 :crying:
Location; Horsham
Level of accountancy experience; Completed Level 2 in December currently doing FRA and Professional Ethnics
Time spent in accountancy; none
Current role; At home with the last of the brood. Trying to keep him husbands books in some sort of order. First VAT return due this month :scared:
Future Aspirations; Not sure. Started the course to give me more insight into the bookkeeping for the business, enjoying the study but not sure where it will take me. Need to get some experience first0 -
First name: Mark
Age: 36
Location: Wallasey, Wirral
Level of accountancy experience: last year of AAT
Time spent in accountancy: 137 DAYS
Current role: Trainee accountant
p.s. should i update my time spent every day ?0 -
Nah but we all want a slice of cake to celebrate when you reach 1 year!:001_tt2:
I like rich fruit cake...0 -
Time spent in accountancy: 137 DAYS
Then again mark, that could be 137 years if you go by your signature!Regards,
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Too lazy to type this all out again!
From old Forum:-
I've been wondering for a while if I'm elible for the super team, being only an occasional poster, but here goes.
First name; Jan
Age (be honest!); 48, was hoping to take the "oldest" mantle off Sharon, but Peter has beaten me to it. Ok I'm now 51 (just, doen't time fly)
Location; North Yorkshire
Level of accountancy experience; Became MAAT in 2004
Time spent in accountancy; 10 years, part-time, although I still feel I have a lot to learn. Started as a bank clerk at 18, added to population, returned to work, did bookkeeping & accounts then studied AAT. In industry for a while. Re-tried job in practice, but found more suited to my current role.
Current role; Bookkeeper for land agents clients, although my boss refers to me as "our accountant" :001_smile:0 -
First name; Gemma
Age (be honest!); 19
Location; Exeter
Level of accountancy experience; AAT qualified - starting ACCA in September
Time spent in accountancy; 3 and a half years
Current Role: Semi-senior in practice. Preparing accounts & tax returns for co.'s, pships and sole traders, I also look after our CT61's, I do VAT returns, and I look after our auditing and accounting software package for this office. And I'm registering as a MIP to do bookkeeping from home.
Edit: forgot to mention I also assist in tax investigations.0 -
First name; Gemma
Age (be honest!); 19
Location; Exeter
Level of accountancy experience; AAT qualified - starting ACCA in September
Time spent in accountancy; 3 and a half years
Current Role: Semi-senior in practice. Preparing accounts & tax returns for co.'s, pships and sole traders, I also look after our CT61's, I do VAT returns, and I look after our auditing and accounting software package for this office. And I'm registering as a MIP to do bookkeeping from home.
dont suppose you fancy teaching me a thing or two?0 -
First name; Gemma
Age (be honest!); 19
So all that's left to find out is who the real baby of these forums is - do you come in older or younger than me?:laugh:
Hope it's not me - I was always the youngest when I was at college and at work everyone else is at least old enough to be my mother or father!!!:crying:0 -
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OI!!! I SAW HER FIRST!!!
** Beats Chest and Jumps uncontrollably **
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Sorry Buff, we're already engaged - we're going to get married and play scrabble. Didn't you see the post last week?Same here, I'm 19 and I haven't been clubbing for nearly 2 years :huh: I haven't even been drinking with mates since nearly a year ago! Adam we should get married and play scrabble0 -
Ok, here goes....
First name: Tracy
Age: 37 (for a few more hours anyway!!)
Location: Kettering, Northants
Level of accountancy experience: Currently studying Technician Level AAT
Time spent in accountancy: I've been doing book-keeping for 18 years now.
Current role: Accounts Manager (sounds grander than it is, I'm the only one who does the accounts!)0 -
Happy birthday for tomorrow!0
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Cheers Adam! :001_smile:0
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Time spent in accountancy: I've been doing book-keeping for 18 years now.
Current role: Accounts Manager (sounds grander than it is, I'm the only one who does the accounts!)
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Happy birthday for tomorrow, enjoy a glass or two!0
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