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

tax advisortoaccounting manager

A tax advisor already meets 21% of what the accounting manager role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax advisor
21%
Overlap1
To accounting manager
15 Skills carried over
27 Required, not held
82.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance A rebuild

82.6/ 100

1 Share of the accounting manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tax advisor 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 accounting manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a tax advisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • accounting entries
  • fraud detection
  • international financial reporting standards
  • interpret financial statements
  • national generally accepted accounting principles
  • tax legislation

What stands in the way is 27 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A accounting manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tax advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inform on fiscal duties communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held accounting entries business, administration and law
  • already held national generally accepted accounting principles business, administration and law
  • already held prepare tax returns forms information skills
  • already held international financial reporting standards business, administration and law
  • already held calculate tax information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 6 the accounting manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 47 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 management skills 10 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held support development of annual budget required
  • required, not held create a financial plan required
  • required, not held enforce financial policies required
  • required, not held evaluate budgets required
  • required, not held explain accounting records required
  • required, not held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance required
  • required, not held manage accounts required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
  • required, not held strive for company growth required
  • required, not held supervise accounting operations required
  • optional, not held attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
02 business, administration and law 7 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held accounting department processes required
  • required, not held corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held depreciation required
  • required, not held financial department processes required
  • required, not held financial analysis required
  • required, not held financial management required
  • required, not held financial statements required
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held liquidity management optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
03 information skills 7 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held identify if a company is a going concern required
  • required, not held analyse financial performance of a company required
  • required, not held analyse market financial trends required
  • required, not held check accounting records required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with accounting conventions required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information required
  • required, not held monitor financial accounts required
  • optional, not held forecast organisational risks optional
  • optional, not held manage the general ledger optional
  • optional, not held perform account allocation optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held follow company standards required
  • required, not held follow the statutory obligations required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held draft accounting procedures required
  • optional, not held advise on bankruptcy proceedings optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held liaise with auditors optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held perform dunning activities optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a accounting manager 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held accounting entries knowledge
  • already held fraud detection knowledge
  • already held international financial reporting standards knowledge
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
  • already held tax legislation knowledge
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held advise on tax planning skill
  • already held calculate tax skill
  • already held disseminate information on tax legislation skill
  • already held inform on fiscal duties skill
  • already held make strategic business decisions skill
  • already held prepare financial auditing reports skill
  • already held prepare financial statements skill
  • already held prepare tax returns forms skill
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held advise on bankruptcy proceedings optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions optional
  • optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held forecast organisational risks optional
  • optional, not held liaise with auditors optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held liquidity management optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held manage the general ledger optional
  • optional, not held perform account allocation optional
  • optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
  • optional, not held perform dunning activities optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
27 held skills the accounting manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on tax policy skill
  • not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cadastral taxation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect tax skill
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compile legal documents skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
  • not needed by the target role develop taxation policies skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect tax returns skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect taxation documents skill
  • not needed by the target role international taxation of transfer prices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal finances skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate in legal cases skill
  • not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
  • not needed by the target role research taxation procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role secure sensitive customer's information skill
  • not needed by the target role sign income tax returns skill
  • not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role value-added tax law knowledge
13 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 corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held depreciation required
  • required, not held financial department processes required
  • required, not held financial analysis required
  • required, not held financial management required
  • required, not held financial statements required
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held liquidity management optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from tax advisor

Full index of moves from tax advisor

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.