Accountancy was not on my list as a child of the career path I planned to follow when I grew up. In fact had I had a list of careers I did not want to follow- it would have sat comfortably on that. However, Once upon a time I was sent to a company by an agency to work as a temporary general clerk. On arrival, I was informed that it was not a general clerk they had booked, but a figure clerk. I said "Sorry I will ring the agency", to which they responded- well you are here now, we will give it a go if you will. I stayed as a temporary worker; I became permanent and eventually became their head of Management Accountancy. Now let me tell you ...  Read the complete review

It would not be true to say that I dreamed of being an accountant from early childhood but it certainly crossed my mind from time to time throughout my schooling years, mainly I think because I was good at maths. Something I presumed would be the main criteria for being an accountant (it’s not). At university I was so enthralled with my chosen subject that I was considering a career as a medical statistician, but was finally put off by the required extra years in full time education and so I returned to that earlier plan of accountancy. It is now 14 years since I graduated and embarked on my career and I have always worked for large international ...  Read the complete review