I'm studying AAT at the moment, I have just taken my Intermediate level exams. I am also in the process of doing ICB as I want to work part time from home, with a view to doing this full time in the future. I have work ed in accounts for 13 years, doing everything up to VAT returns (no payroll or tax stuff mind!!) I also do my partners manual books every month (for free for my sins!!) so I am pretty confident with basic book keeping, etc. I am also Sage certified for all 3 levels, so I can do manual and computerised.
Would the services I could offer be enough to start a business up with? Vat Returns, credit control, sales and purchase ledger, etc or am I not qualified enough?
Thanks for the reply Zigs. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to take the books "far enough" to attract any clients. I can produce month end figures as I do it work, I enter journals for depreciation only as per what our accountant tells me btu I could do that for other firms I suppose.
As long as you can take up to trial balance and produce monthly management reports, you have more than enough experience for this. As you build your confidence and qualifications you can offer extras such as VAT reports, self assessments etc.,.
Thanks Julie for the encouragement, I was concerned I wouldn't be offering enough services to be of interest to people. I can also do credit control as well, which I have done as part of my job for 8 years, which I suppose in the current climate is something people will be thinking more about.
Thanks for that Zigs, I had thought of that but only briefly. Its all at a thinking phase at the moment, I'd like to do it and the more I think about it the more viable it seems. I know initially a book keeper seems like an extra expense but in these times it makes sense to pay someone to do only the work thats needed rather than have a full time staff member or be distracted from the business yourself by doing something thats not pushing sales on. Well thats what I think anyhow!!!
