Table 1Transition record

public finance accountanttocourt administrator

A public finance accountant already meets 29% of what the court administrator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public finance accountant

29%

Overlap1

To court administrator

7 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

60.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.9

This move: 60.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the court administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public finance accountant 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A court administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public finance accountant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop account strategy management skills
already held manage administrative systems management skills
already held manage accounts management skills
already held budgetary principles business, administration and law
already held accounting techniques business, administration and law
already held manage budgets management skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the court administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held court procedures required
required, not held legal case management required

optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held legal research optional

02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
required, not held set organisational policies required

optional, not held brief court officials optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain operational communications required

optional, not held supervise legal case procedures optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held observe confidentiality required

optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

05 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held compile legal documents optional
optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
optional, not held record court procedures optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held correctional procedures optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a court administrator 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held manage administrative systems skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held accounting techniques knowledge
already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held develop account strategy skill
already held manage accounts skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held supervise legal case procedures optional
optional, not held brief court officials optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held compile legal documents optional
optional, not held correctional procedures optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held record court procedures optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

21 held skills the court administrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on public finance 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 civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
not needed by the target role debt classification knowledge
not needed by the target role debt systems knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role inspect government expenditures skill
not needed by the target role inspect government incomes skill
not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
not needed by the target role monitor financial accounts skill
not needed by the target role public administration knowledge
not needed by the target role public finance knowledge
not needed by the target role public law knowledge
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 court procedures required
required, not held legal case management required
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held correctional procedures optional
optional, not held legal research optional

Index

Other moves recorded from public finance accountant

Full index of moves from public finance accountant

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.