From accountant to accounting manager
15 of the 33 essential skills of a accounting manager are already essential for a accountant — about 45% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from accountant in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 18
- would be new
- 45%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a accounting manager
What a accounting manager does
Accounting managers assume responsibility for all accounting activities relating to financial reporting. They develop and maintain accounting principles and procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial statements, supervise accounting staff and manage the accounting activities within the appropriate time frame and budget.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accounting department processes
- accounting entries
- analyse financial performance of a company
- check accounting records
- depreciation
- draft accounting procedures
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- explain accounting records
- financial department processes
- financial statements
- follow the statutory obligations
- fraud detection
- interpret financial statements
- manage accounts
- tax legislation
What would be new
18 skillsEssential for a accounting manager and not for a accountant. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse market financial trends
- corporate social responsibility
- create a financial plan
- enforce financial policies
- ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information
- evaluate budgets
- financial analysis
- financial management
- follow company standards
- identify if a company is a going concern
- integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
- international financial reporting standards
- manage budgets
- monitor financial accounts
- national generally accepted accounting principles
- strive for company growth
- supervise accounting operations
- support development of annual budget
Other moves from accountant
2 roles- bookkeeper14 skills in common
- accounting assistant11 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a accounting manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.