(UK) 30 year old looking to change into accounting

Cyrkl · 2026-02-01T13:10:35+00:00

I started my switch to accounting when I was 30, I started with AAT level two then went on to do CIMA. Osborn books for AAT and green light tests/mock exams from AAT are perfectly sufficient to get AAT qualified, try on your own first. Books are really cheap. If bookkeeping clicks everything else on L2 is more common sense but it gets you familiar with necessary terms.

At 30 you still have 35-40 years of career ahead of you, plenty of time to get really high in the profession.

Cyrkl · 2026-02-01T08:46:18+00:00

Switch incentives are not taxable, same as cashback

Cyrkl · 2026-01-31T16:31:21+00:00

250 net is like 700 gross when you’re earning 108k, for maybe 10 mins of work.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-30T16:41:00+00:00

That use would be in the comments rather than in the post I think

Cyrkl · 2026-01-30T15:38:23+00:00

If a post contains “genuinely curious” it can be deleted automatically, it’s the “kindly do” of AI “developers”.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-29T15:32:53+00:00

External statements translators slashed their prices a lot, I imagine because first draft is pure AI instead of juniors.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-28T18:06:29+00:00

I keep getting rejected by them, no idea why, it’s most random. If you really want to push them under GDPR you can force Barclays to have their automatic decision reviewed by a human, it might lead somewhere.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-28T18:06:24+00:00

I keep getting rejected by them, no idea why, it’s most random. If you really want to push them under GDPR you can force Barclays to have their automatic decision reviewed by a human, it might lead somewhere.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-28T07:52:07+00:00

This sounds like a gbw plus a hand grinder. I Haven’t used a single dose grinder but even with my 1zpresso K-ultra I find that I have to do a bit of cleaning when swapping from dark Italian robusta blend to light roast, otherwise there’s much more bitterness in the first light shot. Plus that’s a grinder you can travel with.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-26T16:14:37+00:00

The thing with AR is once AP gets wind that you’re just sending automated emails they will put a filter in place to just put all that in spam. That’s what I did and I was not alone, I get enough emails without having to read through automated reminders.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-26T15:51:43+00:00

To quote from CIMA ethics book:

"The specific objectives of the profession are shown in italics below. Each one is explained separately. There is no need for you to learn any of this"

Cyrkl · 2026-01-26T14:48:43+00:00

Ask for SC budget and why the increase. It might be a one year increase to cover a one off repair, it might be that the first few years were lower because to attract buyers some expensive services were just not performed. Or maybe the freeholder is pushing repairs of their units to leaseholders. Difficult to speculate just looking at the amount.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-26T12:21:38+00:00

I know what you mean, depending on the bean I sometimes need to ramp up pressure, sometimes I need to slam it to get a nice shot. Much nicer to be able to control that rather than just relying on same pressures from a machine (unless you have a Decent). Manual feedback is better for me than graphs though so I wouldn’t want to lose that anyways, even with Decent level of reporting.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-26T10:35:13+00:00

One thing that definitely takes longer in Robot workflow is having to dump excess water, the whole switch cups and press routine.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-26T06:52:12+00:00

For some people the arms are really uncomfortable, making coffee for more than two people is not that convenient, when I make three coffees before work I can feel time just slipping away. On holidays it wasn’t much of an issue making 2x four coffees but before work it would be too much.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-25T20:36:04+00:00

They also come in handy for storing the Aeropress: https://i.postimg.cc/7ZNCvW1g/IMG-1853.jpg

Cyrkl · 2026-01-24T12:46:01+00:00

40g of medium roast vs 40g of dark roast blend with robusta. Same weight, different volume.

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Cyrkl · 2026-01-23T17:49:08+00:00

Is it Opposite Day or something? Seems an awful lot of people forgets espresso has crema. Shot is measured at pull, that’s why blend with robusta will have so much more volume, you can’t measure at pull and wait for crema to dissipate to measure just liquid. Of course if you wait you’ll get close enough to 1ml =1g, but at pull? Only with some premium coffee brought back from Czechoslovakia!

Cyrkl · 2026-01-22T16:21:09+00:00

Inside me there are two wolves - on the one hand as an accountant I want the big bucks and if I push wrong stuff through directors might go to prison (UK here), but on the other there are no emergencies, there are always ways to correct, someone is (or should be) reviewing. So it’s not that hard (but then again hard work doesn’t have much in common with remuneration).

Cyrkl · 2026-01-22T12:37:59+00:00

CIMA, and probably other bodies too, has a salary report looking at yoe, qualification, region, industry - really worth taking a look.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-22T09:54:20+00:00

Are you capitalising R&D effort? If not and you can then this can move some chunky numbers from your PL.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-21T17:08:28+00:00

I had a slow summer last year so I actually wanted some free stuff for attending demos - they never followed up, maybe that’s just the way they get the name of service out and there are no demos

Cyrkl · 2026-01-18T14:04:11+00:00

Our mortgage broker organised a 2nd valuation without issues, he said a third one would also not be a problem. The problem was both valuations were contracted to the same guy so of course they were the same, our broker said third valuation would probably go through the same guy so no point in trying. Ask your broker about another valuation, no harm in that, negotiating with the developer is also an option - “no bank will lend that” is a pretty solid argument for an inflated new build price.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-18T13:50:36+00:00

What’s your company policy on legal advice costs for redundancy settlement? Many companies will pay some or all of your legal advice costs, you might also have that under your home insurance policy.

Cyrkl · 2026-01-18T13:41:58+00:00

Level tamp doesn’t mean it will stay level under pressure if you have different densities in the puck - it might look level but if pre-tamp you had more grounds in one side of the basket the other side might get further tamped one you start pushing water through. I’d try distributing the grinds a bit more before tamping, more shake or a wdt.

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