A job in accounting/finance with no experience

Voltaire7

Kynthia wrote: »

Jumping straight to CIMA with no experience will leave to over qualified and paying for a very expensive qualification.

Utter nonsense.

Did you even read the link?

asajj

Kynthia wrote: »

Jumping straight to CIMA with no experience will leave to over qualified and paying for a very expensive qualification. I did AAT, found an entry level finance job, completed AAT, got promoted, was sponsored to study CIMA. It's a good route to follow.

Erm not really as you cannot complete any qualification without providing experience report anyway.

nyc_451

I keep getting declined for accounting jobs, so I thought I'll apply for a cashiers job in bank...declined for this as well, although I have plenty of relevant experience and my CV is professionally written, I wonder why do they write me off before even talking to me? Devastated...

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Have you thought about trying for 'Credit Controller'? might be a way in as that what 90% of our office does, show you can transfer skills from the current industry as it is about collecting money owed? I often personally wondered how people from payday co's got on afterwards, some recruitment people just transfer the abuse they think they feel toward these co's to people trying for jobs? shouldn't happen but I don't half reckon it does, reminds me a little of the ppi claims management biz when I was going to interviews from and copped a load of personal opinions into the mix, anyway enough said hope things can improve x

nyc_451

Thank you for your advice and opinion

I don't think I would enjoy collecting debt over the phone as it used to be worst part of my job until we stoped making phone calls... Plus I am not a native English speaker and have a strong accent.

What do you guys think, if I applied for a cashiers job in a bank, would it be easier for me to get some finance related role in the same bank? Like finance assistant or something similar.

Charlotte17

blue_mango wrote: »

Thank you for your advice and opinion

I don't think I would enjoy collecting debt over the phone as it used to be worst part of my job until we stoped making phone calls... Plus I am not a native English speaker and have a strong accent.

What do you guys think, if I applied for a cashiers job in a bank, would it be easier for me to get some finance related role in the same bank? Like finance assistant or something similar.

Cashiers in a bank is not the same as a finance role

You have to work for many many years in banking to get up to any great level.

Finance Assistants in banks do not normally come via the way of a cashier.

Charlotte17

blue_mango wrote: »

I keep getting declined for accounting jobs, so I thought I'll apply for a cashiers job in bank...declined for this as well, although I have plenty of relevant experience and my CV is professionally written, I wonder why do they write me off before even talking to me? Devastated...

What is the relevant experience you have ?

martinsurrey

We have just hired someone as a bought ledger clerk, who worked in a bank but decided that it would take too long to move up the chain.

They studied (and are still studying) AAT part time.

They are replacing the last junior we hired, who also studied AAT part time,a nd has now being promoted to accounts assistant.

I would recommend doing AAT as an evening course and then applying for a role in the back end accounting function of a company.

Having self-started your study, it will show dedication and a bit of motivation to employers you apply to down the line.

I went the old fashioned route:

A levels - Uni - Audit firm training contract for ACA – Industry. (chartered at age 26)

My wife went:

A Levels - Audit firm training contract for AAT – Audit firm training contract for ACA – Industry. (chartered at age 23)

If you show enough motivation and ability, the sky’s the limit, but YOU have to start the ball rolling.

Kayalana99

Hi their,

I did the AAT level 2 with Kaplan, I basically brought the books (£20 for the main one which for Level 2 would do you) and then took the exams which were about £50 at a Kaplan test centre.

The best thing about Kaplan is their flexibility with exam dates and times...and it's so easy to just book yourself in. (You don't need to take their courses to take their exams hence how cheap it is but I am guessing once you start getting up to Level 3/4 it would be harder to self teach)

Personally not sure if it's worth me continuing as I won't be looking for a job for 3-4 years due to children and currently working from home self employed (so not like I am doing nothing to add!) but I'm hoping by then that my business would outweigh me starting work in finance...it's a nice route to go down though.

nyc_451

Charlotte17 wrote: »

What is the relevant experience you have ?

I am a branch manager in payday loan company. Not so much related to finance I guess...



Kayalana99, did you study AAT on your own from the books? No courses?