TOKTW 2019

The Interview

  1. What is your job title?

Director, internal controls and compliance

 

  1. What is your job description?

Responsible for the oversight and coordination and completion of the activities related to internal controls and compliance

 

  1. What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job?

Preparing accounting journal entries, reviewing internal control tests prepared by junior members of staff, writing reports for senior management, leading system implementation projects, using spreadsheets.

 

  1. What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:

a) Training: Continual professional development as part of the CPA designation

b) Education: University degree in accounting and finance

c) Experience: 25 years of being an account

d) Skills and Attributes: Analytical, Detail Orientated, Inquisitive, Communication Skills

 

  1. What are some of the things you like about the?

Always something different to do and work on. The people I work with and the team atmosphere. Always being challenged

 

  1. What are some of the things you dislike about this job?

At certain times of the year hours can be long. Sometimes there is too much pressure and expectations to get work done on time

 

  1. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so?

More Emphasis on technology. For example, cybercrime and the use of automated accounting systems, e.g. AI.

 

Other Questions:

Where do you see your Career going?

A higher senior role in Finance

 

Student Reflection:

  1. Three reasons why I would like this job:

I would like this job because you use a lot of numbers and I love doing things with numbers

I would like this job because I would like to work on projects, have a team, be a boss and critique others work.

I would like this job because I am interested in stocks and shares

 

  1. Give three reasons why you would not like this job

I would not like this job because sometimes there is to much pressure and expectations to get work done on time

I would not like this job because at certain times of the year hours can be long

I would not like this job because there are business trips to other countries, and I would prefer to vacation to other countries for fun or relaxation not work

 

  1. Is this job for you? Why or why not?

I think this would be a good job for me because it has a lot to do with numbers and I love working with numbers. I am a good logical thinker, and that is good for this job because you need to think about many things and make good decisions and if you think logically than that will help make your decisions easier. You do have teams in this job, but you also get some time to work by yourself. I like this because sometimes I like just to sit there by myself and do my work and at this job you have time to do that. When you first start out at this job you do a lot of stuff on spreadsheets and excel. I am interested in learning the different formulas on excel, so at this job I will learn some more advanced excel formulas. At this job you need to attend conferences. For example, I went to a cyber-security conference. I found it interesting and would be interested to go to other conferences about things to do with the job.

  1. Explain the value of the TOKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post-secondary plans?

I think it was a good experience at TOKTW day. I wanted to work at a job that uses numbers and logical thinking and with my experiences with TOKTW day a would still like to have a job like the one I went to. My TOKTW experience also showed me things I liked and didn’t like about working for an office company. It showed me that if I want to pursue a job like this that I will need to get some education first before I start to become an employee, so if I plan to travel a bit before I get a job I will need to keep that in mind. It also showed me that if you can work your way up the ranks you can achieve good things and make good money.