W6 Day 27 of Nana's Internship

Week 6 Day 27 (13 May 2025)

Activity

- Continued with last week’s task, which involved preparing the accounts for a client, including keying in purchases from March to December, entering expenses, amending sales records, and manually preparing a trial balance.

- Communicated with the client to request missing supporting documents and clarify some confusion regarding their records.

Key Learning

- Gained experience in manually preparing a trial balance, which requires attention to detail and understanding of double entries.

- Improved communication skills by interacting directly with the client to resolve discrepancies and request documents.

- Understood the importance of maintaining accurate and complete supporting documents for accounting accuracy.

 

Reflection

Today was a productive yet slightly challenging day. I continued working on a detailed accounting task, which involved entering various transactions and manually preparing a trial balance. The process really helped reinforce my understanding of how purchases, sales, and expenses are recorded. While going through the file, I encountered some missing documents and unclear entries, which led me to communicate directly with the client. Although I was initially unsure how to approach them, the conversation went well and helped clear up the confusion.

Most rewarding of all, I finally managed to balance both the trial balance and the balance sheet for this client. That moment gave me a deep sense of satisfaction, especially after feeling stuck and frustrated last week with another client’s account. I had taken a break from that task to avoid wasting too much time and losing confidence. But successfully completing today’s task has given me a much-needed boost. It reminded me that learning takes time and that I'm making progress. Now, I feel more motivated and confident to revisit the previous client’s file with a clearer mindset and stronger determination.