Carla

6.30 AM

On a normal day, I would wake up at 7:00 am, however, this morning, which I am now regretting, I’ve signed up to participate in the boxing class available in our building. These fitness classes are thankfully complimentary and include Boxing and Pilates, hosted by Total Fusion. While the mental battle to show up is honestly the hardest part, I always appreciate the productive and positive mindset I gain afterwards.

7.00 AM

My commute to the office changes daily depending on how I’m feeling. Since I am lucky enough to live in an inner-city suburb, I tend to ride my bike or take the bus. Today I’ve opted for the bus so I can save my energy for the Boxing class.

8.15 AM

Around this time my class finishes, and I am in dire need of a shower. This is where I get to brag about our end-of-trip facilities. It is an experience within itself, they’re 6-star, eco-friendly, and completely luxurious with personal lockers, ambient music, great lighting, Dyson hair dryers and GHD straighteners. Needless to say - I'm a fan.

8.30 AM

I arrived at the office around 8:30 am. My team and I have a quick catch-up on our weekend activities while I check our intranet for any company news, this always helps me ease into work.

9.00 AM

By 9:00 am my morning is well underway, I’m catching up on my emails, organising my inbox or finishing up previous tasks that weren’t finished last week. Around this time, we will have a workflow discussion with our manager, and other colleagues.  Once this is done, I have a clear picture of what my day is going to look like.

10:00 AM

It’s time for a mid-morning coffee kick – I'll head into the staff hub and make myself a flat white. Now that I am caffeinated and ready, it is time to get stuck into my responsibilities.

10.30 AM

Today I started on an individual tax return.  This tax return is part of a large group, where I assist the more senior accountants in preparing the individual returns. Firstly, I generated a report from the ATO and then prepared the return, using the information provided by the client and my colleague also working on the group. I used different application systems to enter the details and generate a draft income tax return to be reviewed. To ensure accuracy, I compiled all the questions I had about the return. I will have an opportunity later to consult with my colleague in charge for any clarifications.

Being a part of a business services team, I have the opportunity to work on a wide range of accounting tasks. Typically, this includes preparing client work papers and job set up for senior accountants, tax returns, and compiling client information. There are also calls to be made to the ATO. Every day is different.

1.00 PM

At this time my brain begins to slow so it's time to take a lunch break. Usually, I will bring lunch with me, however, today I wasn’t as organised as I had hoped, and I headed out for some lunch with the other grads. We all grabbed sushi and brought it back to the office to eat together.  If it is a Wednesday, I would be taking advantage of the free Yoga class available in our building that happens 12:00 pm -12:45 pm.

2.00 PM

After lunch is my chance to discuss the questions I compiled throughout the day with my manager, otherwise, this is an opportunity for me to continue my graduate training, at the moment I am completing an CCH iKnow course. This is a program we are fortunate to be apart of, to refresh our essential business and taxation skills.

5.00 PM

I begin wrapping up my day here, going through my initial to-do list, and making sure I completed all my deadlines.  If I hadn’t participated in the boxing class earlier in the day, I’d usually be heading to the gym. Bentleys offer 50% off premium memberships at Goodlife, so you best believe I am making good use of it.  Otherwise, I’m back on the bus and making my way home to wrap up the day.

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