Accountant
 

If this isn't allowed, mods please remove...

Simply put, I have some spare time, and wondered if anybody had a small limited company or business that they need an accountant/bookkeeper for.

:)

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:( and here was me thinking this was you looking for an Accountant ;)

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Are you an accountant stu?

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yup :) been working for property companies for the past 12 years - which is not great at the moment.

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Hmm, this has led me to an idea, possibly a sticky post at the top of Idle Banter, where people who are happy to rend assistance to list their trade.

Anyway, at the minute, I'm doing Status Quo's accounts, but I actually work in insolvency.

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If they keep turning out rubbish tunes then you might get to do both :thumbsup:

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Unlikely, someone with that many assets would be crazy to let themselves go bankrupt. I know it does and has happen, but I can't see it at the minute, you'd be surprised how some of the old bands do.

My dad manages barclay james harvest (ft les holroyd) at the minute who are a prog rock band with a very very small following in the UK. But you can still buy dvds/cds in shops over here, and they have some good european tours on still.

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mum n dad are both accountants (mum for 15 years dad for 20+) not much going at the moment apparently (mums looking for new job)

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Indeed, there are bits and pieces around. It's not my main income so just a bit to fill my spare time and help me save for a house.

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sounds like a good plan good luck :)

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thanks

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???? I cannot imagine anyone wanting to do accounting for fun in their spare time. I know you didn't mean it that way but read through quickly it might come accross that way.

Take a leaf out of my book (or ledger if you like). Move out of mainstream finance into project management or corporate governance. Far more interesting. Although I image you get to see some interesting things in the insolvency business...

Give my regards to the Three Chord Wonders.

Sir Trev FCMA.

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I'm only AAT qualified at the moment, but am a School Bursar, am doing my School Business Manager qualification, then going to do CIMA. I wouldn't change what I do for the world. And yes I am one of the few who chose to be what I am! I love it!

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^ do you have to be qualified to get a job in accounts these days?

because my dad isn't and my mum hardly went to high school (family issues) and both are FC/MD

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Yes and no.

My dad is an unqualified accountant, and still deals with plenty of things (but he is qualified by experiance I guess)

I know alot of the training jobs want at least 18 months experiance...and if you want a trainee role a lot of people don't have the experiance in an accounts role.

AAT is a good way to do it, can get AAT in a year if you study hard, or 3 years if you slack and do it as the college tells you.

Insofar as accounts being fun in my spare time...I do actually enjoy it. You are right, the insolvency service does give rise to some interesting cases, and the job in itself is interesting anyway.

Is it bad that I find accounts interesting? :(

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QBE is perfectly valid but prevents you from performing some accounting services (like signing off year end results). Doesn't stop you preparing them but then you run into other risks that would normally be covered by public liability insurance, which you may not be able to get unless qualified...

I've worked in industry all my career rather than practice and have come across a lot of very competant QBE's. Trouble is they were effectively trapped in the one company. Without the qulaifications their CV was worth a lot less than someone who had got those letters.


Bad - no
Disturbing - YES!

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My dad is QBE, and is a good accountant. He gets plenty of work because of his reputation. However, I can see how difficult it could be if you were trying for new work/clients without qualifications.

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you can be my account if you want dave,
once i am in + instead of - i will give you 10 pounds, a week.
(only joking good luck ) :)

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intresting because im sure my dad signes of the year end, i will ask him when he gets home

dad never struggles to get a job ether, has been known to go through 3 jobs in a year :rolleyes: gets board u see lol, dosent seem to strugle to get the high up jobes ether EG he was the FD of LTI taxi's (people that make the black cab) :smt017

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This careers advice video should help to answer that question.