Communication skills hold great importance

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Job in Accounting
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

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Cover Letter
To,
The Human Resource Manager,
99bikes
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is in reference to the advertisement for the position of the assistant account in 99bikes
floated on July 30, 2019 available on https://www.seek.com.au. I would like to point that the I,
………..(name) have perused the advertisement and am seeking to apply for the position. I have
also visited the official websites of both Flight Centre Travel Group (mother company to the
latter) and 99bikes. I would like point out that I have come to know that the company namely,
99bike operates in the bike retail industry and seeking to expand into New Zealand. This means
that the business of the company is booming and would provide me sufficient opportunities to
me to utilize my accounting skills as well as knowledge. It is a kind request to your good self to
consider my application the aforementioned position. Please find attached my curriculum vitae
along with the supporting documents for the kind perusal and consideration.
I am sincerely looking forward from you soon.
Regards,
…….

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Table showing the jobs selected:
Jobs (Lateral)
Criteria (Below)
Office
Administrator
, Accounts
and Payroll -
Hervey Bay
Assistant
Accountant
people2peopl
e
Accountan
t
Kimberley
College
Operations
Accountant
people2peopl
e
Assistant
Accountan
t
99 Bikes
Degree Qualified Required Required Required Required Required
Power BI
At least 5
years of
MYOB
experience
CPA
desirable
but not
essential
At least
degree
qualified and
studying
towards
CA/CPA
Commerce
accounting
or
Business
accounting
degree
Communication skills Required Required Required Required Required
Work closely with
others Required Required Required Required Required
Self-motivated Required Required Required Required Required
Team player Required Required Required Required Required
Travel Not required
Yatala
Location -
parking on-
site
Kimberley
College Not required
Central
Brisbane
Office
Location
with a
brand new
office
fitout.
Right to work
Not
mentioned
Not
mentioned
Kimberley
College Not required
Not
required
Use of the communication skills in Assistant Accountant in 99 Bikes:
Communication skills hold great importance for the prospective candidates applying for
the post of the assistant accountant in 99 Bikes. Dunbar, Laing and Wynder (2016) open the
discussion on the importance of communication skills in the execution of job responsibilities by
viewing the matter from the basic level-the interview stage. The authors point out that the
candidates seeking jobs of accountants have to face arduous and complex interview procedures
which test the competencies of the candidates in question in detail. The candidates have to
showcase their knowledge, skills and experience before the interviewers in order to get the
coveted jobs. They require to use their communication skills in order to communicate their skills,

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knowledge and experience in order to establish their eligibility for the positions. Thus, it is
evident from this discussion that communication skills enable the candidates to establish
strategic fit with the job roles of accountants and the companies namely, 99 Bikes on the whole.
The second significance of communication skills in the jobs of accountants comes to play in
order to acquire financial information from stakeholders in order to prepare accurate financial
statements and report the same before the stakeholders. For example, 99 bikes is the subsidiary
to Flight Centre Travel Group which is a ASX listed company (99bikes.com.au. 2019). This
means that the assistant in order to obtain financial information and report the same has to
maintain communication with the mother company and the subsidiary. This means that the
assistant accountant would be required to have strong communication skills to maintain
continuous communication with the stakeholders of both the company. Moreover,
communication skills would enable the assistant to create strong impression among the
stakeholders like the management, senior managers, investors and clients which would enable
him to gain professional growth. For example, the advertisement clearly mentions that the
company would provide opportunities to assistant accountants pursue CA or CPA degree. This
means that communication skills would enable the assistant accountant perform highly and gain
opportunities to accede professional development courses.
Jobs (Lateral)
Criteria (Below)
Assistant Accountant
99 Bikes
Comparison of own strength against
criteria
Degree Qualified Required Yes.
Power BI
Commerce
accounting or
Business accounting
degree
Yes
Communication skills Required Strong communication skills. Capable of
communicating and collaboration with
co-employees and customers. However,

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need to strengthen communication skills
to manage newly hired employees
Work closely with
others Required
Capable of working and collaborating
with employees across departments and
designations
Self-motivated Required
Self-motivated and loves to take
challenges
Team player Required Yes
Travel
Central Brisbane
Office Location with a
brand new office
fitout.
Have no problem in travelling within
Australia and abroad.
Right to work Not required Not required
Linkedin profile:
Please the above screenshot of Linkedin is just an example. The process could not be
proceeded with since it requires sending confirmation email to the email id of the holders. The
name used is imaginary as well.

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Expected position in 10 years:
The expected position which is aimed to be achieved within 10 years would be senior
manager, accounts holding CPA certificate. The following table would show the expected
criteria which an accountant has to achieve in order to be promoted to the position of a senior
manager and how CPA certification would enable achievement of the position:
Expected criteria References
Accountants in order to gain promotions to the
position of senior manager, accounts would
require criteria like leadership skills besides
profound knowledge of accounting. CPA
certificate courses provide accountants which
more in-depth accounting skills. The CPA
certificates are accepted globally and is one of the
criteria considered while promoting accountants.
This also means that CPA certified accountants
are in better positions to take decisions and
achieve leadership positions since they are more
capable of adapting to the changes nature of
accounting profession. This means that CPA
holders are in better position to travel abroad if
their jobs demand (Cpaaustralia.com.au. 2019).
That is why multinational companies like 99bikes
likely to prefer accountants holding CPA
The information regarding the CPA
certification and its importance is
available from the official website of
CPA Australia Ltd. namely
https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/become-
a-cpa/why-become-a-cpa

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certifications while considering promotions of
accounts to senior managerial positions which
may require the personnel to travel to offshore
locations of 99bikes.
Milestones to achieve promotion to the position of
senior manager, accounts
Time
(months) Criteria boosted
Carrying out present position of Assistant Accountant
99 Bikes 12
Undergoing management training 0.5 management skills
Undergoing CPA certificates 36
Advanced accounting skills,
global accounting knowledge
Promotion to accountant position 12
Carrying out present position of the account 12
Undergoing fin-tech training 0.5 fin-tech knowledge
Promotion to assisstant manager accountant position 12
Undergoing international finance training 0.5
international finance and
decision making skills in the
term of various business
aspects
Promotion to manager position 12
Promotion to senior manager position 12
109.5
Time in years 9.125

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Figure 1. Annual Report of 2018 of Flight Centre Travel Group showing 99bikes.com
(Source: Fctgl.com. 2019)

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Screenshots of jobs:
Job 1: Office Administrator, Accounts and Payroll - Hervey Bay

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Job 2. Assistant Accountant, people2people

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Job 3. Accountant, Kimberley College

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Job 4. Operations Accountant, people2people:

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Job 5. Assistant Accountant, 99 Bikes

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References:
99bikes.com.au. 2019. 99bikes.com.au. [online] Available at:
https://www.99bikes.com.au/about-us [Accessed 22 Aug. 2019].
Cpaaustralia.com.au. 2019. Cpaaustralia.com.au. [online] Available at:
https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/become-a-cpa/why-become-a-cpa [Accessed 23 Aug. 2019].
Dunbar, K., Laing, G. and Wynder, M., 2016. A Content Analysis of Accounting Job
Advertisements: Skill Requirements for Graduates. e-Journal of Business Education and
Scholarship of Teaching, 10(1), pp.58-72.
Fctgl.com. 2019. Fctgl.com. [online] Available at:
http://www.fctgl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Computershare-FLT-Final-Annual-
Report.pdf [Accessed 22 Aug. 2019].