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

accounting analysttoaccounting manager

A accounting analyst already meets 48% of what the accounting manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From accounting analyst
48%
Overlap1
To accounting manager
24 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
61.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.1/ 100

1 Share of the accounting manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the accounting analyst 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.

Why

Why this move works

A accounting manager role treats 19 of its required skills as things a accounting analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • accounting department processes
  • accounting entries
  • analyse financial performance of a company
  • check accounting records
  • draft accounting procedures
  • ensure compliance with accounting conventions

What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A accounting manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a accounting analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information information skills
  • already held draft accounting procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held supervise accounting operations management skills
  • already held global standards for sustainability reporting business, administration and law
  • already held identify if a company is a going concern information skills
  • already held explain accounting records management skills

All 24 carried skills, including the 19 the accounting manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 7 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 management skills 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held support development of annual budget required
  • required, not held create a financial plan required
  • required, not held enforce financial policies required
  • required, not held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
  • required, not held strive for company growth required
  • optional, not held attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
02 business, administration and law 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held depreciation required
  • required, not held financial analysis required
  • required, not held financial management required
  • required, not held tax legislation required
  • optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
03 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse market financial trends required
  • optional, not held calculate tax optional
  • optional, not held forecast organisational risks optional
  • optional, not held manage the general ledger optional
  • optional, not held perform account allocation optional
  • optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
  • optional, not held prepare tax returns forms optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow company standards required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held fraud detection required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 9 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on bankruptcy proceedings optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
  • optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held inform on fiscal duties optional
  • optional, not held liaise with auditors optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held perform dunning activities optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a accounting manager 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 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held accounting department processes knowledge
  • already held accounting entries knowledge
  • already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • already held check accounting records skill
  • already held draft accounting procedures skill
  • already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions skill
  • already held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information skill
  • already held evaluate budgets skill
  • already held explain accounting records skill
  • already held financial department processes knowledge
  • already held financial statements knowledge
  • already held follow the statutory obligations skill
  • already held identify if a company is a going concern skill
  • already held international financial reporting standards knowledge
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held manage accounts skill
  • already held monitor financial accounts skill
  • already held national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
  • already held supervise accounting operations skill
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held global standards for sustainability reporting knowledge
  • already held liquidity management knowledge
  • already held make strategic business decisions skill
  • already held prepare financial statements skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on bankruptcy proceedings optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
  • optional, not held attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions optional
  • optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
  • optional, not held calculate tax optional
  • optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held forecast organisational risks optional
  • optional, not held inform on fiscal duties optional
  • optional, not held liaise with auditors optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held manage the general ledger optional
  • optional, not held perform account allocation optional
  • optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
  • optional, not held perform dunning activities optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
  • optional, not held prepare tax returns forms optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
15 held skills the accounting manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
  • not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast account metrics skill
  • not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
  • not needed by the target role perform forensic accounting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform stock valuation skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role public offering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role review investment portfolios skill
  • not needed by the target role stock market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role treasury management system knowledge
10 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
  • required, not held corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held depreciation required
  • required, not held financial analysis required
  • required, not held financial management required
  • required, not held fraud detection required
  • required, not held tax legislation required
  • optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from accounting analyst

Full index of moves from accounting analyst

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.