NAME: Jon Knowles COMPANY/REGION: Persimmon Homes West Midlands Ltd JOB TITLE: Assistant Accountant DEPARTMENT: Finance PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES? The finance department covers all accounting functions from wages, purchase and sub-contract ledger maintenance.Producing monthly, bi-monthly reports including management accounts and trading statements. PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT YOU DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS? My job on a day to day basis consists of producing various reports required by internal management and group. Supervising a staff of 6. Attending meetings with various departments. Dealing with any finance based queries from staff or group. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO? Satisfaction of hitting deadlines. Being in a position where I have to interact with all departments in the company. The variety of different duties included in this role. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS CAREER? I was offered the chance to take the AAT qualification when temping after leaving school. WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DID YOU NEED TO GET THIS JOB? AAT ACCA IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE A GRADUATE OR TRAINEE LOOKING FOR A JOB IN YOUR WORK AREA? Study as you work, they compliment each other.
