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

business analysttoaudit supervisor

A business analyst already meets 22% of what the audit supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From business analyst
22%
Overlap1
To audit supervisor
8 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
74.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 74.4

This move: 74.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the audit supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the business 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.

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 audit supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise on efficiency improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held corporate law business, administration and law
  • already held make strategic business decisions management skills
  • already held interpret financial statements information skills
  • already held analyse financial performance of a company information skills
  • already held financial statements business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the audit supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 business, administration and law 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held audit techniques required
  • required, not held internal auditing required
  • required, not held international financial reporting standards required
  • required, not held national generally accepted accounting principles required
  • required, not held tax legislation required
  • optional, not held accounting department processes optional
  • optional, not held company policies optional
  • optional, not held financial department processes optional
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop audit plan required
  • required, not held prepare audit activities required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held perform quality audits optional
03 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held arrange audit required
  • required, not held prepare financial auditing reports required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held audit contractors optional
  • optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
  • optional, not held design questionnaires optional
  • optional, not held revise questionnaires optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits required
  • required, not held observe confidentiality required
  • optional, not held adhere to Standard Operating Procedures optional
  • optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
  • optional, not held follow the statutory obligations optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues required
  • required, not held pose questions referring to documents required
  • optional, not held adhere to questionnaires optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a audit supervisor 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 analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • already held corporate law knowledge
  • already held financial statements knowledge
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held make strategic business decisions skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held accounting department processes optional
  • optional, not held company policies optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held financial department processes optional
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held adhere to Standard Operating Procedures optional
  • optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
  • optional, not held adhere to questionnaires optional
  • optional, not held audit contractors optional
  • optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
  • optional, not held design questionnaires optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held follow the statutory obligations optional
  • optional, not held perform quality audits optional
  • optional, not held revise questionnaires optional
45 held skills the audit supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on organisational culture skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on personnel management skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role data visualisation software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
  • not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
  • not needed by the target role identify undetected organisational needs skill
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role investment banking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep updated on the political landscape skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role management consulting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role management systems standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role market entry strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role market research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marketing analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organisational learning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform business analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
  • not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge

5 further entries not listed here

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 audit techniques required
  • required, not held internal auditing required
  • required, not held international financial reporting standards required
  • required, not held national generally accepted accounting principles required
  • required, not held tax legislation required
  • optional, not held accounting department processes optional
  • optional, not held company policies optional
  • optional, not held financial department processes optional
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from business analyst

Full index of moves from business 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.