Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

accountanttoaccounting analyst

A accountant already meets 57% of what the accounting analyst role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From accountant
57%
Overlap1
To accounting analyst
19 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
46.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 46.3

This move: 46.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the accounting analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the accountant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A accounting analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a accountant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held draft accounting procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held explain accounting records management skills
  • already held accounting entries business, administration and law
  • already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions information skills
  • already held liquidity management business, administration and law
  • already held national generally accepted accounting principles business, administration and law

All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the accounting analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held create a financial report required
  • required, not held analyse business processes required
  • required, not held analyse financial risk required
  • required, not held monitor financial accounts required
  • optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information optional
  • optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
  • optional, not held perform forensic accounting optional
  • optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held identify process improvements required
  • required, not held supervise accounting operations required
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
03 business, administration and law 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held treasury management system optional
  • optional, not held public offering optional
  • optional, not held stock market optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
  • optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a accounting analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held accounting department processes knowledge
  • already held accounting entries knowledge
  • already held accounting techniques knowledge
  • already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • already held check accounting records skill
  • already held draft accounting procedures skill
  • already held explain accounting records skill
  • already held financial department processes knowledge
  • already held financial statements knowledge
  • already held international financial reporting standards knowledge
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions skill
  • already held evaluate budgets skill
  • already held follow the statutory obligations skill
  • already held liquidity management knowledge
  • already held manage accounts skill
  • already held prepare financial statements skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held treasury management system optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information optional
  • optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held perform forensic accounting optional
  • optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held public offering optional
  • optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
  • optional, not held stock market optional
38 held skills the accounting analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions skill
  • not needed by the target role bookkeeping regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate tax skill
  • not needed by the target role check the production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
  • not needed by the target role depreciation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role exert expenditure control skill
  • not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
  • not needed by the target role identify accounting errors skill
  • not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep track of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with auditors skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage corporate bank accounts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
  • not needed by the target role manage revenue skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor after sales records skill
  • not needed by the target role perform balance sheet operations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform dunning activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare tax returns forms skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare trial accounting balances skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve difficult account allocation cases skill
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role support development of annual budget skill
  • not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held treasury management system optional
  • optional, not held public offering optional
  • optional, not held stock market optional
Index

Other moves recorded from accountant

Full index of moves from accountant

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.