Table 1Transition record

auditing clerktofinancial fraud examiner

A auditing clerk already meets 44% of what the financial fraud examiner role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From auditing clerk

44%

Overlap1

To financial fraud examiner

8 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

51.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the financial fraud examiner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the auditing clerk 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 financial fraud examiner role treats 8 of its required skills as things a auditing clerk already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

conduct financial audits
financial statements
fraud detection
identify accounting errors
interpret financial statements
liaise with managers

What stands in the way is 6 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A financial fraud examiner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a auditing clerk background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify accounting errors information skills
already held prepare financial auditing reports information skills
already held fraud detection services
already held conduct financial audits information skills
already held trace financial transactions information skills
already held interpret financial statements information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the financial fraud examiner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 5 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 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held detect financial crime required
required, not held perform forensic accounting required

optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with accounting conventions optional
optional, not held prepare financial statements optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held banking activities required

optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held national generally accepted accounting principles optional
optional, not held public offering optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held interpret law required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage corporate bank accounts required

05 services 1 required

required, not held forensic intelligence required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a financial fraud examiner 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct financial audits skill
already held financial statements knowledge
already held fraud detection knowledge
already held identify accounting errors skill
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held prepare financial auditing reports skill
already held trace financial transactions skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with accounting conventions optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held national generally accepted accounting principles optional
optional, not held prepare financial statements optional
optional, not held public offering optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

27 held skills the financial fraud examiner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role adhere to questionnaires skill
not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role carry out inventory control accuracy skill
not needed by the target role communicate problems to senior colleagues skill
not needed by the target role document interviews skill
not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role financial department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
not needed by the target role manage database skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
not needed by the target role pose questions referring to documents skill
not needed by the target role prepare audit activities skill
not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
not needed by the target role revise legal documents skill
not needed by the target role use free typing techniques skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

11 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 banking activities required
required, not held forensic intelligence required
optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held national generally accepted accounting principles optional
optional, not held public offering optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from auditing clerk

Full index of moves from auditing clerk

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.