After completing my A levels at Sixth Form I was not sure which career I wanted to pursue. I knew I enjoyed working with numbers and working in a service-based role so I decided to embark on a career in Accounting, securing an apprenticeship at Devon County Council as a Financial Administrator. Their apprenticeship programme involved me rotating around various services and teams within the Council including Children Social Services, Devon Assurance Partnership and Peninsula Pensions. Moving around teams provided me with an invaluable opportunity in learning more about the working relationships, cultures and styles and a broad working knowledge of a variety of IT and accounting systems.
Alongside the day job I have completed my Level 2 and Level 3 AAT within Accountancy Learning. I have thoroughly enjoyed learning and developing my professional skills and ability. Here I would like to acknowledge my great tutor Chrissy, who is always on hand and happy to answer any questions, mark a lot of past papers and in general give me the support to plough on when things become overwhelming.
I’m currently waiting on my results for my Synoptic Level 3 exam; once received my plan is to hit the ground running and continue with the Level 4 AAT with the Accountancy Learning Team. Outside of my professional studies and to unwind, I enjoy a lot of running and triathlon training; I am currently training for my first Iron Man Challenge 70.3 this coming September.
