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Hi,
I am a 26 year old female, graduated from University of Birmingham in 2015 and since then I had been working at a small accountancy practice from October 2015. As at September 2018, I have almost reached my PER of 3 years. I am feeling very discouraged about my position at the moment. I had started off working as a junior, 3 years later I am still working as a junior and my salary has barely increased, it is still under £15K. I did have exposure to preparing various financial accounts and software packages such as Xero, Sage, SAPA & CCH.
I was unexpectedly moved into payroll for more than 1 year back in 2016 which I was disappointed about as I wanted to develop myself in audit and accounts. As a result I haven’t even had the opportunity to do any client facing roles nor have I been out on audit. I had just returned back into audt & accounts in March 2018 and I am hoping they allow me to go out on audits this year, so far they haven’t. The firm I work for are old fashioned and they are not that supportive with my progression.
in terms of my ACCA progression, I now have 1 more exam left before I qualify. I believe that I have ticked most boxes of objectives for practical experience, however I still lack audit experience out at client sites which I am disappointed with. I do want to leave my current firm and I intend to do so after I completed my final exam in December 2018.
What are my prospects in terms of position and salary after I pass my final exam and considering the experience & academics i currently have?
From what you have mentioned, I personally think that you will have good chances of getting a better job. You have experience of working… Skills… Degree and… You will have a qualification too ( on Becoming an ACCA member – since you are almost done with you papers and PER).
Moreover I will advise you to look into the following links from the ACCA Careers Website…
https://careers.accaglobal.com/careers-advice.html
https://jobs.accaglobal.comHope that helps.
Are you tied in with your current employers?
I would visit some recruitment agents to see what they advise having thought about what sort of jobs you might be suited to. Perhaps spend a couple of hours reading job ads on Indeed and Reed to see what interests you. You current place doesn’t sound great so I’d say its time to move on.
Jay,
I am currently in a contract with my employer. They had said that once i qualify i have to stay 1 extra year as part of their policy. Personally i dont want to stay another year there as i have already spent enough time working for them and i dont mind paying them back if i was to leave just after i qualify. I will start looking around for better opportunities.
You need to read your contract carefully and be sure how much you would have to repay. Training costs can be enforceable but lots of firms don’t get their contracts right so can’t enforce them. The best thing is to try to calculate how much you would have to repay – it should be clear in whatever you have signed for the clause to be enforced.
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