ACCA advantage practical experience in accounting
ACCA
2023.10 - 2023.10
skills acquired from this virtual work experience
- data analysis
- judgement
- commercial awareness
- communication and presentation
Ayesha Saleh
Blackburn
Work history
shop assistant
Northwest Air Ambulance charity shop
2021.03 - 2023.04
- The vision of this commendable charity shop is ‘'to bring the hospital to the patient.'' The money earned from the sale of donated items is used to fly out experienced crew to help injured patients in need of emergency medical carE
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collect donations from customers
- Updated product labelling and pricing to reflect discounts and offers.
- Displayed promotional material on storefronts to attract shoppers.
- Replenished floor stock and processed donation deliveries promptly, maximising product availability for customers.
- Clean the donation items so that they are ready to be placed on the shelves for sale
- Work with my manager to tidy up the shop before we open
- Operated cash registers with accuracy and processed cash and card transactions.
SKILLS ACQUIRED
- Learned to communicate well with customers because I would often get asked questions, for example, inquiries about donation deadlines
- Improved my team working skills-worked in a team of 4-5 people at my volunteering workplace to achieve planned goals
- Learned to listen well and follow instructions given by my manager
- Learned how to network with a diverse group of people
- Learned to be quick-witted
- Developed strong interpersonal skills
Education
BSc Hons - Accounting and Finance
Lancaster University
Lancaster, Lancashire 10/2022 - 06/2025
A-Levels -
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar school Sixth Form
Blackburn with Darwen 09/2020 - 06/2022
GCSEs -
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Blackburn
10/2018 - 06/2020
Skills
- Communication skills-I was able to answer with confidence to the inquiries presented by customers of all ages and various backgrounds at the charity shop During a group task assigned in my first semester was able to lead and negotiate the project with my good communication skills I made sure to voice out my opinions on many subjects of discussions in a respectable and calm manner On my team, we had some international students who didn´t have English as their first language, so in recognition of this, I spoke clear, concise and simple English I believe doing this made me look approachable to the other team members
- Adaptability-during my last year of A-levels, I managed my studies with my part-time volunteer job at a charity shop
- Good commercial awareness
- versatility-engaged in a wide range of responsibilities as a shop assistant at the charity shop
- Leadership skills-I was a prefect at my sixth form, so often had to stay behind and take extra responsibilities during parent evenings and other events hosted by the school
- Well developed Excel skills
- Proficient with maths
- Well-developed written skills
- Proficient at data analysis-had to do a lot of research, analysis and commenting on the authenticity of data as part of an annotated bibliography coursework assessment Also worked on mini essay in Economics A-level commenting on the correlation between different variables and the general trends present in the data
Interests
- In my leisure time I like to watch k-dramas and read romance novels
- I love eating savoury food so I do a lot of internet-browsing to find new recipes and try them out
- part of the Accounting society at university
- I enjoy watching skincare and makeup videos on Instagram and YouTube
- I find playing dodgeball exciting
Timeline
ACCA advantage practical experience in accounting
ACCA
2023.10 - 2023.10
shop assistant
Northwest Air Ambulance charity shop
2021.03 - 2023.04
BSc Hons - Accounting and Finance
Lancaster University
10/2022 - 06/2025
A-Levels -
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar school Sixth Form
09/2020 - 06/2022
GCSEs -
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Blackburn
10/2018 - 06/2020