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Accounting Career advice please

  • 26-01-2018 12:31pm
    #1
    decky84
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭


    Hi all

    I have started exams to be an accounting technician and then I plan to move on to the full ACCA. However, I have little experience and finding it tough to get work. I recently done a level 5 QQI course in manual and computerised payroll and I'm wondering should I look for more payroll jobs as a learning experience while I study as I see a fair few of the pop up recently and then branch into accounting as altho I'm studying right now I'm not having any practical experience.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    thomlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭thomlin


    Hi Decky84,

    Payroll is only one aspect of accounting and with the jobs out there now it is for experienced payroll operators or managers.

    No career is easy to break into I started out in accounting 14 years ago coming from an IT background and was in the same boat no experience. My first job was a part time (2 days) maternity contract in a small company for 10 months.

    I got the job because even though I had no exprience I showed I had relevant knowledge and ambition, but I also had patience and a willingness to start at the very bottom.

    I've met people over the years who say they want to be accountants but don't want to take a pay cut or work for low pay till they gain the necessary experience and/or qualify don't be one of those or your accounting career will never start.

    I admit it is harder now to find a job with no experience especially now having a degree is a minimum requirement by a lot of employers which I personally think is unfair as there are plenty of well educated idiots on this little island of ours.

    If you can look for a part time position as these usually tend to be the ones employers have a hard time filling failing that you could if possible offer to work for a month for free in a practice or business to get the experience and a letter of reference plus if you did a good job they might offer you a job.

    One other piece of advise don't let the hunt and the rejection put you off becoming an accountant patience and persistence will stand to you in your career and I can say that from experience.

    I wish you the best of luck with your accounting career.

    Tom


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