During the past week, most of my tasks have included creating forecasts and assumptions to create a budget for one of their clients. This has included creating a cost sheet for their various products and creating estimates for their sales. So far this has been my favorite task because it has included taking multiple class topics to create one large project. The next part of this project is seeing if their sales cover the costs of running their business. I foresee this project continuing into next week.

Another thing I have been working on this week is doing various bookkeeping tasks for clients. This has included entering invoices and receipts, reconciling bank accounts, and working on corporation tax returns. The largest part of this has been gathering various reports and making sure the various accounts are correct. Some times these tasks are relaxing because they are monotonous and allow me to listen to music. But other times they are difficult because the clients have not uploaded all the needed information.

One thing I have noticed is that my supervisors will talk about salaries and money very openly with me. This is different from the US where most places actively discourage talking about pay. Another thing I have noticed is that the pace of work is more relaxed and I am constantly talking with my supervisors about various things.