Wellingborough-based ABL’s Robert Thornton is celebrating after being shortlisted for the Association of Accounting Technicians student of the year award.
Rob was 45 when he started his AAT course with a company called Starting Off. During the day Rob would look after his children and then work nights at a warehouse. He was determined to take his working life in a differen
t direction and decided on trying accountancy. Due to funding issues, Starting Off were unable to pay for Rob’s fees so he decided to privately pay for his course which took a lot of financial commitment especially as he had a young family to support. Starting Off did however provide a suitable payment plan to help Rob spread the cost!
In order to get some work experience Rob went to an agency and volunteered even whilst working night shifts! The agency helped him get an administration role at ABL, based in Wellingborough. Rob’s role started in April 2017 where he also took a day of release to continue his level 2 qualifications. He continues the journey and has taken advanced learning loans to fund his Level 3 and now Level 4 qualifications whilst taking the role of Credit Controller at ABL.
Paul McKenzie, Rob’s Manager at ABL said: “I have worked with Rob now for around 14 months, and his passion for learning, andcommitment to ensuring that work is completed accurately and to the highest standards, cannot be questioned. Rob consistently delivers work to the highest standards using a real “thoroughness”, sound judgement, and attention to detail. Rob is a real asset to our company, ABL.”
The ABL team are extremely pleased for Rob and hope he goes all the way and wins! Good Luck Rob!