This interview with Daniel Sheehan, one of our Junior Accountants, tells you a bit more about working for Allotts.

What does your job involve?
As a Junior Accountant my job involves preparing accounts for small limited companies and carrying out audits at various clients. Alongside my work I am also studying for my accountancy exams.

And how did you get to where you are today?
At school I gained 10 GCSEs including English, Maths and Science, I then went on to study A’ Levels and a Business Studies Degree. During my time at university I did a number of different temporary office jobs. As part of my degree I did a placement year with a large IT company in their procurement department. This helped me to develop many of the skills I use in my job today. I came to Allotts straight from University

What skills do you need to do your job?
My job allows me to work with lots of different people and get to see how a variety of different businesses operate. It is also constantly changing between work and study which means that I’m not working in the same office every day.

This interview with Amanda Beatson, a payroll administrator, tells you a bit more about working at Allotts.

What does your job involve?
I process the payrolls for over 150 clients who vary in size from one to 150 employees. I also provide advice and guidance to clients.

How did you get to where you are today?
I left school at 16 with good GCSE grades and started working at Allotts as an office junior. I was then promoted to work as a junior in the tax department. This helped to develop my understanding of self-assessment and PAYE. I then moved to the payroll department and have been fully trained in payroll by in house training and external courses.

What skills do you need to do your job?
I need to have good communications skills to make sure that the relationship between Allotts and the client works well. Attention to detail and an ability to stick to deadlines are also important. There are also technical skills that I’ve needed to learn. I have recently gained my NVQ level 2 in Payroll.