Career Action Plan and Self-Reflection for Accounting Manager

This report outlines personal analysis and self-reflection on skills, knowledge, and reflection for an accounting manager. It includes a career action plan using SMART objectives to overcome areas of lacking skills.

MG 410 CAREER
VIEWPOINT CW2 CAREER
ACTION PLAN AND
SELFREFLECTION

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Personal Analysis.........................................................................................................................3
Action Career Plan.......................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Self reflection is refers to the reflection on our self which helps the person to know about
himself by knowing its strengths and weaknesses. The person can do the self reflection and can
make the action career plan in order to cope up with the weaknesses. This report is based on the
accounting manager who is the professional and used to make the financial reports are made on
date and comply with the standards. This report will outline the personal analysis or the self
reflection on the skills, knowledge and reflection. In this it will include about the areas where the
account manager is lacking and skills learned. Further this report will outline the Career action
plan by using the SMART objectives and summary of the SMART objectives. This report will
further include the job advertisement and CV of the account manager.
MAIN BODY
Personal Analysis
The account management refers to the practice of providing the best services to the
customers, support them and improve the opportunities in order to increase the consumption of
their product. This helps them to have retention and have more sell of the opportunities by
having good customer base (Crane and et.al., 2019). As the role of the accounting manager it will
make me to know about the financial reports are made on time and they are complied with the
standards or not. From, my learning I have developed by communication skills, mathematical
skills, excel skills which helps me to become the accounting manager. As I have done my
graduation in accounting management I am sure tat I will get the job as the accounting manager
which helps me to develop my mathematical skill more. This accounting management sector is
the bets sector in order to increase the skills and knowledge of the person. As an account
manager the person is required to have the learning of some technology skills in order to get the
best job. In the current era it is very important to have the technological knowledge which helps
them to grow in their field (Guthrie and et.al., 2019). By getting the job role in the account
management sector it is very crucial to learn about the use of the technical things like computers

and laptops as most of the work is done by using these things only. It is very important to have
the knowledge related to technical things as these helps the person to grow in the organization. I
am very good at learning of the technical skills which helps me to get the job of account manager
and helps me to grow.
On the computer I can do the best work by using the excel which is the most important
software in this job. The communication skills is one of the important skills that the person must
have which makes them to have bright future. The manager of the organization must have the
great communication and talking skills that helps them to have more selling of the products in
the market (Englund and Gerdin, 2018). In order get the job role of the account manager I have
the best communication skills which helps me to resolve the problems of the customers. By
knowing about the Belbin team roles it helps me to know about the nine team roles and helps me
to develop those roles in order to get the job. As my team work skills were not good which
makes me to have less communication with the people. In my learning in the account
management I have also done the aptitude test which helps me to know that this job role will be
suitable for me after my learning. By doing the aptitude test it helps me to know about the career
that is good for me in my future. My leadership skill was not so proper that I need to improve in
order to work as the account manager in the company. As this is the most required skill which
helps me to lead my accounting team in the workplace. In order to improve this skill I need to
work on this skill and have to become the best account manager. This job is an excellent
opportunity for me in order to flourish the fresh ideas with the industry and make the better
career (Reddrop and Mapunda 2019). It is very important to have the information of the
customers which helps the managers to fulfil the needs and wants of the customers. As every job
is required to have the different skills and knowledges so the accounting manager must know
about the skills he need to develop in order to get the job in the account management sector. My
analytical skill was not also good which I got the feedback from my lecturer during my learning.
So I also have to work on the data analytical skill that is the most important skill to get the job of
account manager.
The account manager must have the ability to analyse a business's data and make the
proper financial accounts of the company by complying with the standards. As it is very essential
to have the technological knowledge in order to work as the accounting manager as in the current
era, all the accounts related work is done by using the technology (Tan and Laswad, 2018). My

technological skills were also not so good so I have to work and improve this skill. As technical
knowledge and skill is much- needed in order to get any type of job in the market. By doing the
job it helps me to learn the new things that will increase my knowledge on the constant basis, so
I used to considered myself fit for the account management job. The lack in the team working
skills has affected me a lot in order to improve myself and get the job of account management.
Action Career Plan
The action career plan is the planning document that is made by the person in order to
reflect its own areas of lacking and how to overcome from them (Papageorgiou and Callaghan,
2020). The action career plan for having the job related to account management is prepared
below:
Specific skill
to be
developed
Measurable (the
resources
needed)
Achievable
(potential
barriers)
Realistic
(evidence of
success)
Time bound
Team-
working
skills
In order to
improve team
working skills the
resources required
are the group of
people with
whom I can work.
The potential
barriers I order
to have group of
people high cost
is required by
the organization.
By having the
group of people I
will help me to
develop this skill.
In short term
I will
overcome
from this
skill.
Leadership
Skills
In order to
improve
leadership skill I
need the good
team which I can
can lead.
Some people are
not cooperative
which used to
create problem
in order to have
good team.
Having the
cooperative and
best members in
team will help me
to improve this
skill.
In around 7
months I will
able to
overcome
from this
skill.
Technical
skills
The resources are
needed to
improve this skill
is need of
Different
company uses
different type of
technologies
By having the
training of
technologies it
will improve this.
In short term
I will
overcome
from this

computers and
other technology
required in
workplace.
that used to
create great
barrier for me.
skill.
Data
analytical
skills
By analysing the
data of different
records.
Some data are
not properly
interpreted
which causes
barriers.
By having the
proper analysis
and researching it
will help me to
overcome from
this.
In short term
I will
overcome
from this
skill.
From the above career action plan it has discussed the four skills that are needed to be
developed. This includes the team working skills, leadership skills, technical skills and data
analytical skills. These are the skills where I was lacking and I need to improve in order to get
the job in account management. In order to improve the team working skills the resources
required are the group of people with whom work can be done (Ireland, 2020). Further, in order
to improve leadership skill I need the good team which I can can lead. In the technological skills
the resources required is new and innovative technology. The data analytical skills can be
improved by having the proper researching of the data. These skills will be improved by me
mostly in the short term and this will help me to get the job in accounting management. As these
are the most important skills that is required in the job of account manager. The data analytical
skills will help me to have the proper analysis of the data and have better records of the
financials.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded about personal analysis or the self reflection on the
skills, knowledge and reflection. The personal analysis is based on the getting job as the account
manager by having the graduation in accounting management. This report will also conclude
about the areas where the account manager is lacking and skills learned. At last this report will
describe about the Career action plan by using the SMART objectives and summary of the
SMART objectives. This action plan will help the person to know where he is lacking and time
to overcome the skills.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Crane, M. F. and et.al., 2019. How resilience is strengthened by exposure to stressors: The
systematic self-reflection model of resilience strengthening. Anxiety, Stress, &
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Englund, H. and Gerdin, J., 2018. Management accounting and the paradox of embedded
agency: A framework for analyzing sources of structural change. Management
Accounting Research. 38. pp.1-11.
Guthrie, J. and et.al., 2019. What counts for quality in interdisciplinary accounting research in
the next decade: A critical review and reflection. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability
Journal.
Ireland, C., 2020. Apprehension felt towards delivering oral presentations: a case study of
accountancy students. Accounting Education. 29(3). pp.305-320.
Papageorgiou, E. and Callaghan, C. W., 2020. Accountancy learning skills and student
performance in accounting education: evidence from the South African
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Reddrop, A. and Mapunda, G., 2019. Listening Skills: Accountancy Educators in
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Tan, L. M. and Laswad, F., 2018. Professional skills required of accountants: what do job
advertisements tell us?. Accounting Education. 27(4). pp.403-432.

APPENDIX
Appendix 1: Job advertisement

Appendix:2 CV
A highly competent, motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individual with ability to adapt my
working style to any working environment. I have excellent communication skills and attention
to details skills. At the same time, I am well-presented and can establish good working
relationships with a range of different people from various cultures and backgrounds
● Good working proficiency of Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian
● Reliable person with excellent time management skills
● Excellent self-presentation and team work skills
● High technical knowledge of modern technologies
● Numerous recognition by senior management for hard work
Skills and Expertise:
Warehouse Operations Attention to Details Workload Management
Time Management
Warehouse Management Quality Control Quality Assurance
H&S Policies
Team Work Flexibility Problem Solving
Pressure Handling
Motivation Paperwork Management Meeting Targets
Numeracy
Confidence Quick Learner Leadership
Work Experience:

Amazon, United Kingdom 2018 to
pres.
Warehouse Operative
Responsible for ensuring a smooth and timely pre-arrangement and dispatch of client’s orders,
also for quality service by following brand and service standards. I have to work in a team with
other pickers/packers in order to meet demand targets. On the daily basis, I have to ensure that
the company’s standards are upheld and that products were packed according to the required
standards and on time. I am the last person before the goods are to be dispatched to customers, so
I have to ensure they were of the highest quality and met the high standards of presentation
As part of my job, I have to ensure that work areas were properly cleaned on a regular schedule.
I have to pick, wrap goods, orders by hands and scanned all by using a hand scanner guns and
moved goods within the factory by using Manual and other Material Handling Equipment
Other key requirements include, but are not limited to:
● picking products according to specifications;
● meeting daily/weekly/monthly work targets;
● assisting other members of the team;
● working under pressure in the fast-moving environment;
● quality assurance/checks;
● working independently without supervision;
● complying with Health and Safety regulations;
● detailed record keeping;

● communicating with team members; and
● marking pallets with identifying information
Academic and Professional Qualifications:
Buckinghamshire New University, UK – Business Management Course Year 1 (Level 4)
2020 to pres
Driving license, UK - category B
Extra Curriculum Activities & Information:
Interests: Personal development, travelling, socialising, outdoor activities, sports