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How to become an Accounts Executive

How to become an Accounts Executive

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Accounts Executive

Account Executive is a role in marketing, advertising, information technology and fashion agencies involving an intimate understanding of a client company's products, objectives, and a professional capability to provide useful advice toward the creation of successful promotional activities and strategies.

  • The role of Accounting Clerk is to focus more on the admin side. They handle the day-to-day transactions and bookkeeping tasks.
  • The role of Accounting Clerk depends on the size of business. A large company assign them a particular task, but smaller firms would have more responsibilities.

What is the job role of Accounts Executives?

  • Presenting campaign ideas and costings to clients
  • Meeting clients to discuss their advertising needs
  • To brief the creative team who will produce the adverts
  • To work with account planners to devise a campaign that meets the client's brief and budget
  • Checking and reporting on the campaign's progress
  • Managing invoicing and account's budget
  • To negotiate with clients, solve problems and meeting deadlines
  • To remain in close contact with the client at all stages

How can you become an Accounts Executive?

If you want to become an Accounts Executive, you need a degree in the following subjects:

  • Statistics
  • Business
  • Advertising
  • Marketing
  • Psychology
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Management Studies

Accounting experience will be needed for the job role. So primarily, you will build up from assistant accounts manager.

What skills are needed for the job role of Accounts Executive?

  • Strong interpersonal Leadership
  • Creativity
  • Organization
  • Decision-making
  • Analytical
  • Communication
  • Client-relation
  • Management

What is the salary range of Accounts Executive?

  • Senior Accounts Executives having postgraduate degrees can earn more than £60,000 depending on the size of the company. The average number is £35,000. Postgraduates are expected to make much higher.

How can KBM help you in becoming Accounts Executive?

  • We provide the Final accounts training through Sage Accounts Production Advanced software. You could also use other accounting software like XERO and QuickBooks with MS Excel. You can make a complete company file, including calculation of Corporation Tax.
  • Accounts executive course is perfect for both those who are new/fresh to accounting and for those who have experience in the accounting sector as well. It will enhance your skills for expert-level of accounting. Our CPD certified accounting professionals who will help you during the entire learning process with hands-on practical experience.