The Reasons I Choose To Study Accountancy For My Future Career

Throughout my time at Ashton on Mersey, I have always been intrigued and fascinated by the aspect of Accountancy, being able to work with numbers and produce spreadsheets. After studying this subject for many years, I have come to realize that my ultimate goal is to pursue a career in this field and fulfill my growing desire to work along real life accountants.

I currently study A Level Accountancy and a BTEC Extended Diploma in Business at Ashton on Mersey Sixth Form. Studying A level Accounting has developed my understanding of what type of tasks Accountants will carry out on a daily basis, including the production of income statements and statement of financial position as well as creating both the sales and purchases ledger. While completing my Business course, I have studied four core units including The Business Environment, Business Resources, marketing and Business Communications plus other units such as Recruitment and Business Ethics which has given me an insight as to what it would be like to work within a successful business. I am a mature, hardworking and conscientious individual who demonstrates high levels of motivation and commitment towards any tasks undertaken.

During my time at Sixth Form, I have developed excellent listening and time management skills by constructively listening to any advice and information provided my teachers regarding my work and completing all my assignments within the appointed deadlines, remaining focused and calm when doing so. I strive to work to my full potential at all times by completing every assignment to a high standard. I am determined to achieve the best possible grade in both my A Level exam and Business course, and therefore I am always enthusiastic and eager to process and comprehend all the content delivered in my classes, as I feel having a good subject knowledge will help me advance in my higher education and future career. I also believe I have gained high levels of organizational skills, as I have learned to prioritize my assignments with regards to deadlines and manage a heavy workload.

During my time at Ashton on Mersey, I have completed two sets of work experience, both being accomplished in the finance department at a business called Cotton Traders. Throughout this time, I completed a number of challenging and beneficial activities that developed my knowledge and experience regarding key financial areas. I accompanied my colleagues to carry out the expense account and cash flow forecast as well as dealing with cheques and producing financial statements. I had to use my initiative as well as working in a diligent, resourceful and focused manner to complete any challenging tasks that came my way. By completing this work experience, I feel that I benefited massively because I had an insight into my potential future career, experiencing what it would be like to work as an accountant in such a successful business. I have also been fortunate to take part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) which is a social program designed to prepare young adults for university life. Throughout this program, I consistently challenged myself by taking part in new things and constantly facing my fears and took part in a number of tasks and challenges where I gained important life skills, such as communication as I had to participate in a group for many of the tasks. During this project, we had to take part in a similar competition to “Dragons Den”, which required our group to pitch our business idea to a panel of judges describing the ways we would give back to the community. This task allowed me to improve my confidence and presentational skills because I had to speak in front of a large audience and clearly describe my business proposal.

I am looking forward to studying Accountancy at a degree level and I strongly believe that with hard work and dedication, I will be able to achieve my goals and advance in my future career.