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

tax advisortotax clerk

A tax advisor already meets 52% of what the tax clerk role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax advisor
52%
Overlap1
To tax clerk
14 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
46 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46/ 100

1 Share of the tax clerk 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 tax clerk role treats 7 of its required skills as things a tax advisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • calculate tax
  • fraud detection
  • inform on fiscal duties
  • inspect taxation documents
  • interpret financial statements
  • prepare tax returns forms

What stands in the way is 6 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 14 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 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 inspect taxation documents assisting and caring
  • already held inspect tax returns assisting and caring
  • already held cadastral taxation business, administration and law
  • already held research taxation procedures information skills
  • already held advise on tax policy communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the tax clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 business, administration and law 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held accounting techniques required
  • required, not held bookkeeping regulations required
  • required, not held debt classification required
  • optional, not held accounting department processes optional
  • optional, not held insolvency law optional
02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held perform clerical duties required
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held manage accounts optional
  • optional, not held use accounting systems optional
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held calculate debt costs required
  • optional, not held assess seizable goods optional
  • optional, not held check accounting records optional
04 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use spreadsheets software required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held calculate tax skill
  • already held fraud detection knowledge
  • already held inform on fiscal duties skill
  • already held inspect taxation documents skill
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held prepare tax returns forms skill
  • already held tax legislation knowledge
  • already held advise on tax planning skill
  • already held advise on tax policy skill
  • already held cadastral taxation knowledge
  • already held disseminate information on tax legislation skill
  • already held inspect tax returns skill
  • already held observe confidentiality skill
  • already held research taxation procedures skill
8 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 check accounting records optional
  • optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held insolvency law optional
  • optional, not held manage accounts optional
  • optional, not held use accounting systems optional
28 held skills the tax clerk 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 business management principles 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 international financial reporting standards knowledge
  • 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 national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate in legal cases skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role provide legal advice 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
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 accounting techniques required
  • required, not held bookkeeping regulations required
  • required, not held debt classification required
  • optional, not held accounting department processes optional
  • optional, not held insolvency law 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.