Chartered Accountant & Career Coach | Big 4
Four blogs into the ACA Case Study and you might just start to think that I am slightly obsessed with this exam. The ACA Case Study is so different to any other of the 15 ACA exams that I feel there is so much to discuss for this exam. I was not planning to go …
After interviewing for jobs since the age of sixteen, I would like to think I am actually pretty good at interviews by this point. I have worked my way through many roles: a drinks maker, an events promoter, a business analyst, a secondary school Maths teacher, to finally in September 2018, landing myself an external …
Next week will be exactly three years since I started my ACA journey with a Big Four employer. Within the first three months of starting my training contract, I completed all six ACA Certificate Level exams. Exams felt very new to me again as after graduating, I did a year of teaching before starting my …
A phrase I often hear is “where do you get the time?” and this is exactly what I want to delve into with this blog post. In the past year I have managed to become ACA exam qualified, create Jag’s Journey and write/post weekly blogs since, release a finance tracker, release a BOOK, help many …
This exam is an ICAEW ACA exam that I would describe to be a lighter exam. BST is much less content heavy than the other Professional Level exams but this does not necessarily mean it is easy. The exam is very applied and answering the questions well takes some level of skill. I found with …
This is a blog post I cannot believe I am writing but I am so excited to share this news with you… I have written and published my first book!! It is a pinch me moment for sure but honestly, so much time and energy has gone into this book. If you are starting the …
Perhaps this blog title is quite unbelievable as I did not score 100% in FAR but I did get a pretty decent 79. That being said, I was very confident I did well following this exam. I believe I have learnt a great revision strategy to do very well in this exam and secure a …
Thank you for staying tuned with my Invisalign journey. So far I have covered details about the initial consultation, the first fitting and the unexpected first weeks of Invisalign. In this blog, I would like to continue with this Invisalign journey but share details that are more unknown at the start of the treatment. This …
Do you want to know more about a career in external audit? I am currently an external audit assistant manager at a Big Four firm and wanted to pull this blog together to give you an insight into the role. Before I get into the details, you should know that I started my graduate scheme …
This blog is one that I actually wrote straight after the CR exam in August 2020. The funny thing is, it was initially meant to be called “How to Fail Corporate Reporting (CR)” but the “almost” got added in following my result. Shocked was an understatement and I will talk you exactly through all of …
The ACA Case Study was an exam I had not heard much about in detail before my time came to prepare for the exam. I was always one to book annual leave to ensure I had enough time to revise for the exams, especially as I would sit three at a time. When asking my …
The time has come in my life where I can no longer do without having a car. Before COVID-19, I would always travel on trains. I did not need a car for work, I could go to the gym in town on the way home from work and I am fortunate enough to have amazing …
From the above title, you may be intrigued to know what I am talking about exactly. In 2021 there has been the roll out of new ICAEW exam software which is continuing to evolve. As an ICAEW exam qualified student, myself and others were offered the exciting opportunity in May 2021 to trial this new …
Now that I have covered the first steps such as the consultation and treatment plan in my Invisalign journey, this brings me on to the first weeks of Invisalign. As with laser eye surgery, I clearly have a habit of not researching what to expect beforehand. I literally just seem to go with the flow …
Considering I have put together similar blogs for Corporate Reporting (CR) and the ACA Case Study exam, it is only right that I complete the ACA Advanced Level with a blog on SBM. I know some of you have been asking for this one so here it is! Strategic Business Management is honestly not a …
