Table 1Transition record

tax advisortofinancial fraud examiner

A tax advisor already meets 30% of what the financial fraud examiner role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax advisor

30%

Overlap1

To financial fraud examiner

8 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

63.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.6

This move: 63.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the financial fraud examiner 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.

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 financial fraud examiner 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 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
already held fraud detection services
already held prepare financial statements information skills
already held conduct financial audits information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the financial fraud examiner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held detect financial crime required
required, not held identify accounting errors required
required, not held perform forensic accounting required
required, not held trace financial transactions required

optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with accounting conventions optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held banking activities required
required, not held financial statements required

optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held public offering optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held interpret law required
required, not held liaise with managers required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage corporate bank accounts required

05 services 1 required

required, not held forensic intelligence required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a financial fraud examiner 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 conduct financial audits skill
already held fraud detection knowledge
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held prepare financial auditing reports skill
already held international financial reporting standards knowledge
already held national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
already held prepare financial statements skill
already held tax legislation knowledge

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with accounting conventions optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held public offering optional

34 held skills the financial fraud examiner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting entries knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
not needed by the target role advise on tax planning 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 calculate tax skill
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 develop taxation policies skill
not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
not needed by the target role inform on fiscal duties 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 make strategic business decisions skill
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 prepare tax returns forms 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

9 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 banking activities required
required, not held financial statements required
required, not held forensic intelligence required
optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held public offering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from tax advisor

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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.