My Internship E-Logbook Report

  Week 17 Day 84 (31 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued checking all the transactions with other files to verify whether my records were accurate or if there were any missing transactions. This included reviewing costs and commissions from car sales, advertisement expenses, and petrol charges. Key Learning -  Strengthened understanding of expense categories related to car trading businesses. - Learned to cross-reference documents efficiently to ensure complete and accurate transaction records. - Gained better insight into tracing advertisement and promotional costs back to specific business activities. Reflection Today’s work required high attention to detail as I continued the process of verifying and reconciling transactions, especially those tied to the car sales business. It involved reviewing cost and commission breakdowns as well as related advertising and petrol charges, which are often scattered across different files and formats. The more I handled these cases...

Week 17 Day 83 (30 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued checking all the transactions with other files to verify whether my records were accurate or if there were any missing transactions. This included reviewing staff payslips, staff claims, the business’s petty cash, and costs and commissions from car sales. - Received a new urgent task from Mr. Lim to create invoices based on an example he provided, with a one-hour deadline. Key Learning -  Improved my ability to work under time pressure and prioritize urgent tasks without compromising accuracy. - Strengthened my understanding of how to prepare invoices correctly using provided references. - Learned the importance of multitasking and staying calm when shifting from one detailed task to an urgent assignment. Reflection Today was a mix of detailed account checking and high-pressure task management. While I was still deep into verifying staff payslips, claims, petty cash, and commissions, Mr. Lim handed me an urgent task to c...

  Week 17 Day 82 (29 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued checking all the transactions with other files to verify whether my records were accurate or if there were any missing transactions. This included reviewing personal claims from January until May 2024. - Reviewed broker and commission, EPF, SOCSO, PCB, and the business owner's advances to the company for 2024. Key Learning -  Strengthened my ability to analyze and cross-check multiple accounts simultaneously. - Gained a deeper understanding of statutory contributions (EPF, SOCSO, PCB) and their impact on overall accounts. - Learned to manage time better while handling complex and detailed account verification tasks. Reflection Today’s work felt particularly detailed as I handled a mix of personal claims and statutory contributions, along with verifying advances made by the business owner. The variety of items made the process more challenging because each category had i...

    Week 17 Day 81 (28 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued checking all the transactions with other files to verify whether my records were accurate or if there were any missing transactions. This included reviewing personal claims, petrol and toll expenses, costs of car purchases or maintenance claimed by the clients as the business owners, and office use claims from June until December 2024. Key Learning -  Improved my ability to handle detailed verification work with consistency and focus. - Learned to recognize patterns in expense categorization that help speed up checking. - Understood the importance of maintaining clear records for better accuracy and efficiency. Reflection Today was another intense day of reviewing transactions in detail, especially as the period I was checking covered the final six months of 2024. Some of the transactions were straightforward, but others required me to cross-check carefully with supporting documents to ensure the accuracy o...

  Week 16 (21 July -  25 July 2025) Day 76:  W16 Day 76 of Nana's Internship Day 77:  W16 Day 77 of Nana's Internship Day 78:  W16 Day 78 of Nana's Internship Day 79:  W16 Day 79 of Nana's Internship Day 80:  W16 Day 80 of Nana's Internship

  Week 16 Day 80 (25 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued checking all the transactions with other files to verify whether my records were accurate or if there were any missing transactions. This included reviewing personal claims, petrol and toll expenses, car plate purchases on behalf of clients, costs of car purchases/maintenance claimed by the clients as the business owners, and office use claims. Key Learning -  Strengthened understanding of the importance of cross-checking various categories of expenses to ensure accuracy. - Improved skills in verifying supporting documents and detecting inconsistencies. - Learned to clarify which expenses should be recorded in the business account and which are for personal use. Reflection Today’s task required a lot of focus and patience as I carefully went through multiple categories of transactions. It was quite challenging because the records were extensive and involved different types of expenses, such as personal claims, off...

Week 16 Day 79 (24 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued checking all the transactions with other files to verify whether my records were accurate or if there were any missing transactions, specifically for office maintenance, rental expenses, utility bills, internet bills, printing & stationery, and upkeep of office. - Communicated with the client to clarify several transactions that were unclear during the checking session. Key Learning -  Importance of double-checking every transaction against source documents to ensure accuracy. - Learned how to communicate professionally with clients to resolve accounting discrepancies. - Realized that even small classification errors can affect the final account accuracy. Reflection Today was another detail-heavy day that tested both my patience and focus. Going through each transaction category from office maintenance to upkeep of office which required not just accuracy, but also a deep understanding of how each expense should be re...

  Week 16 Day 78 (23 Jul  2025) Activity -  Checked and adjusted the client's bank account to reduce taxable income after receiving additional supporting documents. - Called Telekom to resolve the office phone issue where we couldn't receive external calls. - Verified transactions by cross-checking with other supporting files to ensure no missing records including loan/refund loan, Eauto transfers, entertainment, advertisements (Carlist), and car maintenance. Key Learning -  Learned the importance of thorough documentation and cross-referencing to ensure accuracy in client accounts. - Understood how supporting documents can significantly affect tax calculations and reporting. - Gained experience in handling office operations issues, such as contacting service providers like Telekom. Reflection Today’s tasks pushed me to think deeper and pay closer attention to detail. Revisiting the client’s account to reduce taxable income reminded me that accounting is rarely “done...

  Week 16 Day 77 (22 Jul  2025) Activity -  Keyed in bank paid and bank-in transactions for the client's business additional bank accounts (RHB Bank and Public Bank). - Generated bank reconciliation for the year 2024 for both accounts. Key Learning -  Learned to manage and differentiate multiple bank accounts efficiently within one client profile. - Understood the importance of maintaining accuracy and avoiding overlapping transactions. Reflection Today felt a little bit exhausting because I haven’t fully recovered from my sickness, but I still pushed myself to stay focused and productive. Handling multiple bank accounts in one day really challenged my focus and attention to detail. It felt like a puzzle because each bank with its own pattern of transactions, different statements, and specific formats. I realized how crucial it is to remain organized and double-check every entry, especially when clients operate with several accounts. Although it was a bit intense, I ...

Week 16 Day 76 (21 Jul  2025) Medical Leave – Sick Day Today, I was on medical leave and no work activity was carried out. 🤒 Sometimes, rest is also part of progress. Taking a short break to recover and recharge health always comes first! Hoping to bounce back stronger and continue my internship journey with full energy.   #HealthMatters #InternshipJourney #RestAndRecharge #SelfCare

Week 15 (14 July -  18 July 2025) Day 71:  W15 Day 71 of Nana's Internship Day 72:  W15 Day 72 of Nana's Internship Day 73:  W15 Day 73 of Nana's Internship Day 74:  W15 Day 74 of Nana's Internship Day 75:  W15 Day 75 of Nana's Internship

Week 15 Day 75 (18 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued keying in the bank paid transactions from October to December 2024 based on the bank statement provided by the client. - Generated the bank reconciliation for those respective months to ensure all records matched and were properly accounted for. Key Learning -  I further enhanced my understanding of the flow of cash out transactions, especially how to properly record them and ensure they are categorized under the correct expense or payment type. - I learned how essential it is to stay organized and systematic, especially when working on multiple months at once any small oversight can affect the final bank balance and lead to confusion later. Reflection Today was another data-heavy day, and I felt a strong sense of rhythm as I worked through the last quarter of the year’s transactions. It was a bit challenging to maintain focus while reviewing line after line of figures, but I reminded myself that accuracy is more importa...

Week 15 Day 74 (17 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued keying in the bank paid transactions from August to September 2024. - Generated bank reconciliation for the respective months. Key Learning -  Gained deeper understanding of how bank paid transactions are categorized and recorded, especially when dealing with bulk monthly entries. - Improved my efficiency in performing bank reconciliation and learned how to trace discrepancies quickly by identifying missing or incorrect entries. - Strengthened my patience and focus, which are essential when working on detailed tasks over extended periods. Reflection Today was another intense yet fulfilling session of data entry and reconciliation. As I continued inputting the bank paid transactions, I became more mindful of the patterns in client spending—monthly bills, ad-hoc payments, recurring transfers—and how each movement impacts the overall financial picture. While keying in transactions may seem repetitive at times, I’ve come to ...

Week 15 Day 73 (16 Jul  2025) Activity -  Continued keying in the bank paid transactions starting from May until July 2024, which I left off yesterday. After inputting the data, I proceeded to generate the bank reconciliation for those months to ensure the records matched with the bank statements. Key Learning -  I strengthened my ability to trace and verify financial transactions, ensuring they align with the bank statement. - I also improved my familiarity with the bank reconciliation process, especially how to identify and resolve discrepancies between the ledger and the actual bank records. - This process taught me the importance of maintaining accuracy month by month to avoid a backlog of mismatched records later on. Reflection Today was another step deeper into the real-world responsibilities of accounting work. As I continued with the bank paid entries and reconciliations, I found myself getting more comfortable recognizing patterns in transaction flow and understa...