Table 1Transition record

accounting managertobudget manager

A accounting manager already meets 75% of what the budget manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From accounting manager

75%

Overlap1

To budget manager

29 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

33 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 33

This move: 33 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the budget manager 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A budget manager 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 explain accounting records management skills
already held support development of annual budget management skills
already held advise on public finance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor financial accounts information skills
already held evaluate budgets management skills
already held accounting department processes business, administration and law

All 29 carried skills, including the 23 the budget manager 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 business, administration and law 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required
required, not held company policies required
required, not held cost management required

optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held funding methods optional

02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held control financial resources required
required, not held exert expenditure control required

optional, not held oversee the facilities services budget optional

03 information skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held monitor charity's budget optional
optional, not held assess financial viability optional
optional, not held estimate profitability optional
optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held review investment portfolios optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a budget 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accounting department processes knowledge
already held advise on financial matters skill
already held analyse market financial trends skill
already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
already held create a financial plan skill
already held enforce financial policies skill
already held evaluate budgets skill
already held explain accounting records skill
already held financial analysis knowledge
already held financial department processes knowledge
already held financial forecasting knowledge
already held financial management knowledge
already held financial statements knowledge
already held follow company standards skill
already held follow the statutory obligations skill
already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held monitor financial accounts skill
already held strive for company growth skill
already held support development of annual budget skill
already held advise on public finance skill
already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
already held plan health and safety procedures skill
already held prepare financial statements skill
already held public finance knowledge
already held statistics knowledge

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held monitor charity's budget optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held assess financial viability optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held estimate profitability optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
optional, not held oversee the facilities services budget optional
optional, not held review investment portfolios optional

33 held skills the budget manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting entries knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on bankruptcy proceedings skill
not needed by the target role advise on tax planning 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 check accounting records 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 draft accounting procedures skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with accounting conventions skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees 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 global standards for sustainability reporting knowledge
not needed by the target role identify if a company is a going concern skill
not needed by the target role inform on fiscal duties skill
not needed by the target role international financial reporting standards knowledge
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 liquidity management knowledge
not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
not needed by the target role manage the general ledger skill
not needed by the target role national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
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 prepare financial auditing reports skill
not needed by the target role prepare tax returns forms skill
not needed by the target role supervise accounting operations skill
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge

6 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 budgetary principles required
required, not held company policies required
required, not held cost management required
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held funding methods 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.