Table 1Transition record

financial fraud examinertoaccountant

A financial fraud examiner already meets 24% of what the accountant role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From financial fraud examiner

24%

Overlap1

To accountant

12 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

79.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 79.4

This move: 79.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the accountant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the financial fraud examiner 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A accountant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a financial fraud examiner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify accounting errors information skills
already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions information skills
already held manage corporate bank accounts management skills
already held national generally accepted accounting principles business, administration and law
already held international financial reporting standards business, administration and law
already held prepare financial auditing reports information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the accountant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 45 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 business, administration and law 7 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held accounting department processes required
required, not held commercial law required
required, not held depreciation required
required, not held financial department processes required
required, not held accounting entries required
required, not held accounting techniques required
required, not held bookkeeping regulations required

optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional
optional, not held liquidity management optional

02 information skills 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held analyse financial performance of a company required
required, not held calculate tax required
required, not held check accounting records required
required, not held prepare tax returns forms required
required, not held prepare trial accounting balances required

optional, not held keep track of expenses optional
optional, not held monitor after sales records optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held calculate production costs optional
optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional

03 management skills 4 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions required
required, not held explain accounting records required
required, not held manage accounts required
required, not held perform balance sheet operations required

optional, not held resolve difficult account allocation cases optional
optional, not held check the production schedule optional
optional, not held manage inventory optional
optional, not held support development of annual budget optional
optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
optional, not held exert expenditure control optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage revenue optional
optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held draft accounting procedures required

optional, not held consult with motion picture producer optional
optional, not held consult with production director optional
optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held liaise with auditors optional
optional, not held perform dunning activities optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow the statutory obligations required

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held statistics required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a accountant 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions 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 prepare financial statements skill
already held tax legislation knowledge
already held conduct financial audits skill
already held international financial reporting standards knowledge
already held manage corporate bank accounts skill
already held national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
already held prepare financial auditing reports skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held film production process optional

26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held keep track of expenses optional
optional, not held resolve difficult account allocation cases optional
optional, not held check the production schedule optional
optional, not held consult with motion picture producer optional
optional, not held consult with production director optional
optional, not held film production process optional
optional, not held manage inventory optional
optional, not held monitor after sales records optional
optional, not held support development of annual budget optional
optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held calculate production costs optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
optional, not held exert expenditure control optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional
optional, not held liaise with auditors optional
optional, not held liquidity management optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
optional, not held manage revenue optional
optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
optional, not held perform dunning activities optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional

14 held skills the accountant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role anti-dumping law knowledge
not needed by the target role banking activities knowledge
not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
not needed by the target role detect financial crime skill
not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
not needed by the target role financial products knowledge
not needed by the target role forensic intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role identify if a company is a going concern skill
not needed by the target role international law knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret law skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role perform forensic accounting skill
not needed by the target role public offering knowledge
not needed by the target role trace financial transactions skill

12 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 department processes required
required, not held commercial law required
required, not held depreciation required
required, not held financial department processes required
required, not held accounting entries required
required, not held accounting techniques required
required, not held bookkeeping regulations required
required, not held statistics required
optional, not held film production process optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional
optional, not held liquidity management optional

Index

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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.