You are a trainee accountant in your second year of training within a small practice.

A more senior trainee has been on sick leave you are due to go study leave. You have been told by your manager that, before you go on leave, you must complete some complicated reconciliation work. the deadline suggested appears unrealistic, given the complexity of the work. You are insufficiently experienced to complete it to required standard and your manager appears unable to offer necessary support. if you try to complete the work within the given time frame but fail to meet expected quality you could face repercussions on your return from study leave. You feel intimidated by your manager and also feel pressure to do what you can for the practice.

Highlight fundamental issues of integrity, objectivity, professional competence, confidentiality, professional behaviour raised in the above case.