Diary thesis: Accountant in a Finnish Accounting Firm
Coronado, Tristen (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202401262016
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202401262016
Tiivistelmä
The following thesis is a written diary following the application of the author’s capabilities as an accountant in Taloushallinto Koskelin, a small Finnish accounting firm. The author is employed full-time at Taloushallinto Koskelin. Diary entries are recorded on a weekly basis and are comprised of daily entries and weekly analyses. The daily entries describe the tasks and challenges encountered by the author. Weekly analyses focus on the most important aspects of each week and their theoretical significance to the author’s position as an accountant. The author’s responsibilities are primarily focused on recording and updating financial transactions across the bank statement, sales register, and purchase register.
The observation period was 4.9. – 27.10.2023.
During the observation period, the author committed to completing concrete goals: establishing better organizational habits, understanding and streamlining a sales invoice financing process, and exploring an opportunity for robotic process automation. In completing these goals, the author seeks to gain understanding of the processes they contribute to, increase their productivity, and become more organized.
The introduction chapter provides information on the author’s workplace, their experience with the company, and a description of the developmental objectives. In the chapter dedicated to the initial situation, the author’s responsibilities in recording financial transactions and the knowledge and skills required are analyzed alongside the systems used. Stakeholders involved in the author’s work and interaction situations with various actors are outlined. Following this chapter, the daily diary entries and weekly analyses begin.
Eight weeks of observation provided the author with a valuable opportunity to further their knowledge surrounding the concepts they utilize on a day-to-day basis as an accountant. As the developmental objectives were achieved, the author advanced their skills in accountancy and discovered future opportunities for improvement in their work. The author intends to explore these opportunities to further their professional development and utilize the knowledge gained therein to take further steps in building their career.
The observation period was 4.9. – 27.10.2023.
During the observation period, the author committed to completing concrete goals: establishing better organizational habits, understanding and streamlining a sales invoice financing process, and exploring an opportunity for robotic process automation. In completing these goals, the author seeks to gain understanding of the processes they contribute to, increase their productivity, and become more organized.
The introduction chapter provides information on the author’s workplace, their experience with the company, and a description of the developmental objectives. In the chapter dedicated to the initial situation, the author’s responsibilities in recording financial transactions and the knowledge and skills required are analyzed alongside the systems used. Stakeholders involved in the author’s work and interaction situations with various actors are outlined. Following this chapter, the daily diary entries and weekly analyses begin.
Eight weeks of observation provided the author with a valuable opportunity to further their knowledge surrounding the concepts they utilize on a day-to-day basis as an accountant. As the developmental objectives were achieved, the author advanced their skills in accountancy and discovered future opportunities for improvement in their work. The author intends to explore these opportunities to further their professional development and utilize the knowledge gained therein to take further steps in building their career.