Help, in need of advise.

avfc_2

Hiya

I am 24 and have worked for a car company in the West Midlands for 4 years in Administration/Accounts Administration support.

Sadly just before Christmas my manager passed away after not being well for several months. Her job title was Accounts Manager.

Over the 4 years I gradually did more and more of my managers job and since she passed away have been doing all of it.

I've been coping really well and got rather excited when the owner told me that after 3 months had been completed, almost as a trial, then we would discuss my future with the company.

We had that meeting today and the outcome was...

Accounts manager was on 19,000 PA
I was on 13,520 as the junior.

The owner now wants to merge the 2 jobs meaning i'd have no support, and having to process all invoices, all payroll, all VAT returns, all PAYE, all writing of cheques ready for signature, bank recs, daily book keeping, petty cash book keeping, daily banking, dealing with cash from customers, all month end reports and period close downs.

I was originally offer 14,500 which i personally though was an insult, and after an hour of listening to him tell me I had no qualifications (True, have no accounts quals but have 3 good A levels) and that I was lucky to be in my current situation! And that his final offer was 15,000, and that was more than my market value!

I've been given until tomorrow to inform him of my decision.

I didn't want 19,000, i asked for 16500 as a 'meet half way' deal whilst i did an AAT course at college.

I was told that I was in dream land! My accounts manager also had no qualifications but earned a whole lot more!

I'm really stuck as he had said that if don't accept the job he'll advertise it.

Any legal/past experience advise would be really appreciated.

Thanks.

Ricky.

downshifted

You have shown the job can be done by one person

He has offered you the rate he will pay for the job and told you take it or leave it

Take it and look around for something that pays better - leave when you have found it :-)

ohreally

Is he proposing to coerce you into accepting this offer on a take it or leave it basis, you politely decline to accept....then what, make the post redundant and start someone else????

avfc_2

Coerce is a good work. I was feeling bullied through out the process. He was doom mongering and saying that I'd have to accept the offer!

He was hinting that if I didn't accept his offer, my job as a support administrator would be made redundant and he'd run an ad for some one else.

My gripe is that there is so much difference between the job description as support administrator and the full on day to day handling off an accounts office which is what I will be doing.

hcb42

Why not accept it and see if he will agree to a further increase when you finish the qualification...

I am afraid there isn't a lot you can do if he won't be persuaded...but £1500 rise is better than nothing...and keep looking around..:)

sutters

Accept the job at the new rate as you will be earning more for the time being and then go ahead with your training whilst looking for another job. Get the extra money while you can but I think this man or this company has no respect for you or anyone and you have no value to him. Look for a similar position elsewhere and put yourself forward with all your relevant actual experience rather than just a qualification and no work experience. Good luck.

Emmzi

If he will pay for the AAT then that might be a good compromise?

tellmeitsfriday

If he's paying for you AAT as well, then it's a good training job. Once you're qualified (check your contract) and move on...

I did it, all my current colleauges did it. It is an often seen phenomenon in finance/accounting jobs.

Good luck with your studies