"Although my role is a supporting one, I think it's helpful that I have a solid understanding of financial management. This gives me a more holistic understanding of the function of a finance department, which in turn allows me to provide better support. I also think that my willingness to help out whenever I am needed makes me a valuable asset for any team."

"I have always enjoyed working with numbers, and my friends used to approach me to help them manage their budgets. At school, my best subjects were accounting, finance and business studies, so it just seemed natural for me to pursue a career in these fields. I definitely want to grow as a finance professional and my goal is to become a Finance Manager."

"I wasn't able to go to university after I completed college. However, I am determined to obtain a finance degree and will be enrolling as a part-time student when the next academic year starts. I also plan to grow professionally by completing relevant professional certifications that can enhance my skills. In addition, I plan to find myself a mentor who can provide me with guidance and advice regarding my career."

"One example where I helped with productivity and morale in the office is when one of our finance officers had a tight deadline and seemed quite stressed. I finished my own work expediently, and then walked over to her with a cup of coffee and offered my assistance. She first hesitated, but then asked me to retrieve information from various spreadsheets for her. I'm glad to report she made her deadline."

"In my previous position I used QuickBooks for day-to-day accounting tasks, such as processing purchase requests or the preparation of journals for monthly management accounts. I also obtained some knowledge of the Infor SunSystem software package, which the finance department used for budgeting and forecasting."

"Journal and ledger are two distinct bookkeeping tasks. The journal is where you record all business transactions for a financial year. It lists raw accounting entries, ordered by date of transaction. Once you've entered the transactions in the journal, you can post them into individual general ledger accounts. Each ledger account records debit entries on the left side and credit entries on the right."

"In my previous position as a Finance Assistant, I helped various members of the finance team and also participated in projects. In order to do my job well, I often had to gather figures ad statistics from multiple sources. I also needed to clearly relay information so that everyone remained on board regarding the progress of specific tasks."

"There have been times when I've had to deal with multiple tasks that involved different members of our team. I quickly realised that multitasking, which I thought increased my efficiency, was actually slowing me down. So, I decided to create a list of duties in the order in which I had to do them, and then focus on completing one task before moving on to another."

"Apart from learning from the professionals I work with, I regularly read magazines such as MoneyWeek and Public Finance. I also watch YouTube videos on topics such as the future of finance and accounting trends."

"I once made a calculation mistake in a task that I offered to take over from one of my colleague co-workers. She was called in by her manager who asked her to please be more attentive in the future. The colleague co-worker was understandably irritated with me. To ensure our relationship didn't suffer, I emailed her manager, explaining that I had made the mistake. After that, the tension between us subsided."