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

accounting managertoaccounting analyst

A accounting manager already meets 66% of what the accounting analyst role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From accounting manager
66%
Overlap1
To accounting analyst
24 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
37.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

37.3/ 100

1 Share of the accounting analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the accounting manager 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 analyst role treats 13 of its required skills as things a accounting manager 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
  • explain accounting records

What stands in the way is 5 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 analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a accounting manager 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 13 the accounting analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held create a financial report required
  • required, not held analyse business processes required
  • required, not held analyse financial risk required
  • 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 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held accounting techniques required
  • 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
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held identify process improvements required
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 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 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 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 ensure compliance with accounting conventions skill
  • already held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information skill
  • already held evaluate budgets skill
  • already held follow the statutory obligations skill
  • already held global standards for sustainability reporting knowledge
  • already held identify if a company is a going concern skill
  • already held liquidity management knowledge
  • already held make strategic business decisions skill
  • already held manage accounts skill
  • already held prepare financial statements skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held treasury management system optional
  • optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders 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 bankruptcy proceedings skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on public finance skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on tax planning skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends 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 tax skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create a financial plan 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 enforce financial policies skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
  • not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
  • not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inform on fiscal duties skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with auditors skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the general ledger skill
  • not needed by the target role perform account allocation 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 plan health and safety procedures 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 public finance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
  • 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
  • required, not held accounting techniques required
  • 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 accounting manager

Full index of moves from accounting manager

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.