One of the biggest milestones was when I was in my second year of university when I changed course and moved from a general business degree to a Finance and economics degree. That sent me down the career path I am on now.

The lecturers I had in my final year of study had the biggest influence on my career direction, they reassured me and gave me brilliant advice on a possible career in finance.

When I was in College, I spoke to a Musgrave representative at a careers fair. They spoke about the benefits of the programme and told me about the history of the business. From that conversation I decided to apply for the Graduate Programme.

The average day starts with distributing the sales information for the previous day. That is usually followed by a catch up with team members to discuss that day’s priorities and divide workload as required. This work can be individual projects or group assignments.

Weekly reporting, for example: sales & margin reporting, posting journals and the month end accounts process as part of financial reporting standards.

Keeping standards to a high level through accurate reporting of the financial information. The industry is very fast paced and as a result the needs of the business are constantly changing and therefore you need to adapt quickly.

Being able to see how a few of the different areas of the business function, as there are significant differences between the retail and wholesale businesses.

There are times where the pressure is turned up and additional effort and work is required this only happens a couple of times a year, but you need to be mentally prepared to put in the work that is needed.

High energy and positivity is something I bring to work, I enjoy most aspects of my work and I try to have fun in what I do and I think that I can then help others have that mindset.

I studied Business, Biology, Technology, German, Maths, Irish and English. Studying business had probably the biggest influence on my career as I had a brilliant teacher who made the subject interesting and enjoyable.

I have a First Class Bachelor of Business Studies in Finance & Economics, and I am currently studying to become a CIMA qualified accountant. 

My Finance modules are probably more important than others as they provided information I use in my everyday job.

Passing my first accounting exam was a huge milestone so far in my career. Presenting my year 2 graduate business project to our CEO and the Senior management team was the biggest highlight.

I believe I have very good problem-solving skills and as a result I can often find a solution to issue that arise that might not be obvious to others.

Ideally, I would like to have a job in the commercial area of the business as a Finance business partner or as a director. 

I believe it does, my manager always promotes a healthy work-life balance and helps with managing workload and expectations.

Research the exams and the career progression through accountancy and see if this is something you can see yourself in long term. 

Interpersonal skills, these are key as I am in constant contact with different people in the business and being able to build a relationship with them is critical.

Organisational Skills are very important as you need to allocate time efficiently for yourself.

Any experience working with financial information or any experience working with accounts.