From accounting assistant to accountant
11 of the 26 essential skills of a accountant are already essential for a accounting assistant — about 42% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 15
- would be new
- 42%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a accountant
What a accountant does
Accountants review and analyse financial statements, budgets, financial reports, and business plans in order to check for irregularities resulting from error or fraud, and provide their clients with financial advice in matters such as financial forecasting and risk analysis. They may audit financial data, resolve insolvency cases, prepare tax returns and provide other tax-related advice in reference to current legislation.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
15 skillsEssential for a accountant and not for a accounting assistant. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse financial performance of a company
- calculate tax
- commercial law
- draft accounting procedures
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- explain accounting records
- financial department processes
- financial statements
- fraud detection
- interpret financial statements
- manage accounts
- perform balance sheet operations
- prepare financial statements
- prepare tax returns forms
- statistics
Other moves from accounting assistant
1 roles- bookkeeper12 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a accountant?
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.