Table 1Transition record

public finance accountanttotax clerk

A public finance accountant already meets 31% of what the tax clerk role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public finance accountant

31%

Overlap1

To tax clerk

7 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

62.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.8

This move: 62.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the tax clerk 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 tax clerk 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 debt classification business, administration and law
already held calculate tax information skills
already held bookkeeping regulations business, administration and law
already held manage accounts management skills
already held tax legislation business, administration and law
already held accounting techniques business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the tax clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held calculate debt costs required
required, not held interpret financial statements required
required, not held prepare tax returns forms required

optional, not held assess seizable goods optional
optional, not held check accounting records optional
optional, not held research taxation procedures optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held inform on fiscal duties required

optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held advise on tax policy optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held handle financial disputes optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held inspect taxation documents required

optional, not held inspect tax returns optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform clerical duties required

optional, not held use accounting systems optional

05 services 1 required

required, not held fraud detection required

06 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use spreadsheets software required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tax clerk 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 accounting techniques knowledge
already held bookkeeping regulations knowledge
already held calculate tax skill
already held debt classification knowledge
already held tax legislation knowledge
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held manage accounts skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held assess seizable goods optional
optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held advise on tax policy optional
optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held check accounting records optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional
optional, not held inspect tax returns optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held research taxation procedures optional
optional, not held use accounting systems optional

21 held skills the tax clerk role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on public finance skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
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 systems knowledge
not needed by the target role develop account strategy skill
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 inspect government expenditures skill
not needed by the target role inspect government incomes skill
not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
not needed by the target role manage staff 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

4 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 fraud detection required
optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held insolvency law 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.