Nora's work at agt

It's Monday, October 17th, 2022: Nora Gunske, Accounting Manager, sits in the conference room of the headquarters in Hamburg. She answers questions about her career path, her training company, and how she evolved into an important organ of agt.

Interviewer: Thank you, Nora, for taking the time today. Please introduce yourself to our readers.

Nora: My name is Nora Gunske, I grew up near Hamburg and still live there today. I am 27 years old, have a daughter, and agt is my training company.

Interviewer: Since when have you been part of agt?

Nora: I started my training as a management assistant for office management in February 2017. My training lasted two and a half years, which I was fortunately able to shorten by half a year. In 2019, I moved to accounting, to the attorney-in-fact and department head, Lizaveta Casper. I completed my training with a focus on financial accounting at the beginning of 2020. I used the Corona period for further training as a payroll accountant, which I successfully completed within 5 months. Since then, I have been part of the same team and am very satisfied with my current position as Accounting Manager.

Interviewer: An admirable achievement! What are your tasks in accounting?

Nora: My tasks vary daily. Generally, I verify the correctness of invoices prepared by our sales staff. If they have been processed correctly, I sign them off and release them to the sales staff. I also book incoming and outgoing invoices and manage various payments. Additionally, I manage the company's credit cards.

Interviewer: Many perceive working in accounting as monotonous. How would you describe the work?

Nora: I admit, some tasks can become monotonous, like booking invoices. However, there are still varied tasks in accounting, such as creating indicators for supplier and partner companies. Based on these important indicators, each company can be better analyzed and evaluated by us. Furthermore, we have a lot of contact with tax agencies, and we take care of controlling. This includes recording, evaluating, analyzing, and aggregating the accounting records. As you can see, many areas fall into the accounting duty area. Therefore, I don't think the job is monotonous.

Interviewer: That sounds like many exciting and important tasks. What do you enjoy most about this field?

Nora: Honestly? That I know a lot of internal information about the company and a lot is entrusted to me. This makes the preparation of a company valuation easier and therefore the most fun. I also prefer everything around salaries: from checking commission statements to recording hours for payroll, I am fascinated by it all.

Interviewer: Do you have tips for people interested in financial accounting or agt as a training company?

Nora: Don't be put off by the fact that it seems monotonous and dry! We have a lot of fun in accounting, even if it doesn't seem that way. We are a really great team in the company.

Interviewer: Nora, my last and most important question: What do you wish for your further journey at agt and where do you see yourself in five years?

Nora: I wish to continue developing as I have been able to in previous years. For that, I am very grateful to agt. In five years, I see myself with my bachelor's degree. It always has to continue! agt strives daily as a training company to promote its trainees and make high-fliers out of them, and I admire that about my employer.