| Personal details |
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| Degree: | Modern History and Philosophy (First Class Honours) |
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| School(s): | School of History, School of Philosophy, Anthropology & Film Studies |
| Year of Graduation: | Jul-2013 |
| LinkedIn: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-bartram-89b91674?trk=hp-identity-name |
| National of: | United Kingdom |
| Employment details |
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| Organisation: | EY (Ernst and Young) |
| Job title: | Qualified Chartered Accountant |
| Occupational Sector: | Accountancy |
| What has been your route to getting your current position? |
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| After I graduated I started a training contract to become an accountant at Buzzacott Chartered Accountants in London, specialising in not-for-profit audit. When I qualified in 2016 I moved to EY as an Audit Executive/Senior. |
| What does your job involve ? |
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| My role involves meeting various different people from various different organisations and providing advice regarding their finance function and reviewing their financial statements for accuracy. |
| What are the best bits of your job ? |
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| Meeting lots of different people and learning a huge amount about how organisations operate. |
| Why were you successful? |
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| Successful candidates have an inquisitive mind, a love of numbers, a desire to meet new people, and an ability to solve problems. |
| What skills/ knowledge from your degree have you found particularly helpful in this role? |
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| My Modern History and Philosophy degree from St Andrews University gave me the skills to help analyse a problem and communicate a solution with clarity. |
| What advice would you give to students wishing to follow the same path? |
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| There are many vacancies for Chartered Accountancy training contracts, and once you have your accounting qualification a lot of doors are open to you. The exams are hard work, and sometimes the hours are long, but the end result is very rewarding. |
