Sorry another Job seach thread

Yep as above 
Ok i have two exams and a project to go before qualified also 5 years practise experience but am looking towards expanding my current role (more specialised) putting into practise what ive learnt doing the AAT what roles would be suited or could i go for?
Cheers in advance
Vic

Ok i have two exams and a project to go before qualified also 5 years practise experience but am looking towards expanding my current role (more specialised) putting into practise what ive learnt doing the AAT what roles would be suited or could i go for?
Cheers in advance
Vic
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NHS was down to last two and they gave inhouse
Industry job stated i didnt have enough experience in industry
Both purcher ledger control jobs
I say forget AAT and Sell Avon! Be your own boss! lol
lol madness
Serously i did consider at one stage of going it alone but i do like the security of a wage and wonder what jobs i could apply for with my qualifactions and experience
from working in practice you would have gained great experience with regards to regulations etc, putting your dbl entry skills to good use. No doubt you would have gained great experience of tackling numerous scenarios.
with the experience you have and the great foundation of knowledge AAT has given you i cant see why you wouldnt be considered for an Assistant Accountants role within the industry. You would be perfectlu qualified as far as i am concerned.
I know what you mean about the security of a wage! I cant see myself ever going at it alone as im comfortable going to work and bringing home a guaranteed salary. I think if i can complete chartership it will be nice, not only to receive a nice salary but many companies give great perks. We have 3 qualified accountants and they all have company cars, BUPA and so on. But having said that if you can go alone and you have the clients, you could be living a very comfortable lifestyle indeed!
yeah decetions decetions where to go what to aim for next
i know bloody spelling lessons (ha beat ya to it)
good luck
Those are also the jobs that are in general a bit higher paid then the specific ledger jobs, give more diverse work (and you got that covered with working in practice) and when the jobs arise, it is probably easier to step up and get a promotion...
I do love my current job and can say in 5 years i dont think ive had 2 days the same, but like rinske says my progression in the firm in extremly limited as well as the salary improvements.
I am "stuck" in a ledger job in industry, with no sight for any progression unless someone in my company leaves (which is not likely, although I know my supervisor isn't happy in his role) and I've been applying quite a lot lately for the accounts assistant jobs I found, but this is the first one where I am actually invited for the job interview. Although I am hope I get the job, even if I don't get it, I am just so happy I got an interview finally.
The job is actually not much higher paid then my current job, but to be fair, I don't really mind not gaining much, but just getting out of this job would be so nice! The worst thing is, I can't wait to hand my notice once I got a new job, just to show them I can do a lot more!
I just kept sending out my resume with covering letter on all the jobs I found and that's how I got this interview, but I am sure you are already doing that, so I don't really know what other advice might help you!
Also, if you go for a purchase ledger job, it will be a lot of data entry (invoices) and some other stuff, but not really very much diverse, which gets boring really fast (at least that's my experience), sales ledger seems to be little to do with anything other then chasing customers and resolving queries, which for what I've seen from my colleague is really not something I want to do.
I do like the income controller job, as there is a lot of different things involved in our company, but it would be another one of those jobs where it is really hard to progress from. I do the holiday cover and assisting when it is needed for the income controller in our company and it's a bit more diverse, but still not comparable to practice, so personally I think you would get bored with a job like that as well (I know I would).
It's just my view though, it might be completely different at other companies, I only got experience with the company I work in now, all previous experience was in practice as a payroll consultant (that wasn't in the UK, so I can't really compare).
Have you got your CV all updated and sorted? It does sound a bit like you are in the same situation as I am. Has the agency given you any option to keep you in mind for other jobs? Or do you just need to apply again if something else comes up?
A few agencys have contacted over last 12 months but mainly for payroll positions but not for me, just maily gonna concentrate passing these exams then role on august cv and cover notes will be flying
Good luck!
Andypandy - Interview Monday 29th March
Anniem - Interview Tuesday 30th March
Rinske - Interview Thursday 7th April
Anyone else got any dates of significance for our diary (not birthdays we already get those courtesy of the website!)
Good luck guys ....
well if we are putting dates down...
1st April i leave my old job....
6th April i start my new job...
oh ...and.....
29th April holidays to Spain
Nice one Marga. I'm glad you're leaving your old job on April Fool and not starting the new one then!!!!!
Good luck come 6th April - New tax year, new you!!!
Hm.
4th - 7th May - Auditing in Kilmarnock
24th - 27th May - Auditing in Carlisle
10th - 17th June - Study Leave
12th - 16th July - Auditing
And working in between that too.. lol.
You'll note no holidays
hye i often hear pratice vs industry what do you mean by both
is practice just working as an accountant purely and industry basically using your skills as an accountant in other companies like it, legal or business like?
Cheers robert i think at this momment anything that can offer a better future and propects (and money a little, but not the main prority) is what am looking for whether it be in practise or public. Thanks for the imput tho it deffo taken on board
It really depends on the company. In a small business you could be doing the entire purchase ledger/accounts payable function by yourself. Not just the basic data entry, managing the ledger itself and also into working capital management (esp. creditors and cashflow/expenditure forecasts) Same with sales ledger. It could be just data entry, but it could also be a lot broader, analysing period sales and managing credit control.
I work for a large company as a purchase ledger clerk and am getting bored of being focused on a very small area of the finance function. I think I'd rather be the main "assistant (management) accountant" to the FD of a small company than one of sixty-odd accounts people. There's a lot of internal movement going on though as the group is being restructured so I'm keeping my eyes open to see if anything comes up.
I'm on an ongoing-temp contract, but we were only meant to be there until the end of March. I'm being moved into another part of the accounts department after Easter, which is promising, but have no idea what they'll want me to do.
I got the feeling that this would be the same for any purchase ledger role. A vic comes from a practice, which to me means a lot more diverse work then on one specific ledger role.
I am looking for an assistant accountant job as well, for the same reason as you do, focussing on one part is getting boring.
@ Marga:
The difference is practice is the accounting offices that work for a lot of customers and do the accounts for the customers while industry is basically doing the accountancy within the company, just for that company or group of companies, but this can be any type of company and doesn't mean a manufacturer.
I planned the job interview Friday with the lady who does the interview, keeping in mind that my work would not be happy if I took some time off and tried to plan around deadlines. We set the time and date and she would confirm it to me in writing, together with some extra forms I needed to fill in.
Today I come at work and there has just been an email sent around that due to some reasons the deadlines have been moved. Basically the result is that my interview is at the worst possible time at work and having to ask the time off will be not appreciated at all.
Do you think I should call the company and ask them if I can move the date or time? As we agreed it on Friday on my suggestion, I don't know if she would appreciate me calling to rearrange it again.
Thanks in advance,
Rinske