Table 1Transition record

tax clerktoaccounting assistant

A tax clerk already meets 30% of what the accounting assistant role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax clerk

30%

Overlap1

To accounting assistant

12 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

69.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

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

accounting department processes
accounting techniques
bookkeeping regulations
check accounting records
tax legislation
use accounting systems

What stands in the way is 14 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A accounting assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tax clerk background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use accounting systems management skills
already held prepare tax returns forms information skills
already held check accounting records information skills
already held calculate tax information skills
already held disseminate information on tax legislation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held accounting department processes business, administration and law

All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the accounting assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 information skills 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held perform business research required
required, not held follow up accounts receivables required
required, not held identify accounting errors required
required, not held maintain financial records required
required, not held perform account allocation required
required, not held prepare trial accounting balances required

optional, not held maintain register of shareholders optional
optional, not held maintain statutory books optional
optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
optional, not held manage the general ledger optional
optional, not held prepare financial statements optional

02 management skills 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held issue sales invoices required
required, not held allocate bills required
required, not held attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions required
required, not held manage corporate bank accounts required
required, not held use office systems required

optional, not held manage cash desk optional
optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held depreciation required
required, not held accounting entries required

optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow the statutory obligations required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

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 assistant 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accounting department processes knowledge
already held accounting techniques knowledge
already held bookkeeping regulations knowledge
already held check accounting records skill
already held tax legislation knowledge
already held use accounting systems skill
already held calculate tax skill
already held disseminate information on tax legislation skill
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held manage accounts skill
already held prepare tax returns forms skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held manage cash desk optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held maintain register of shareholders optional
optional, not held maintain statutory books optional
optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
optional, not held manage the general ledger optional
optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
optional, not held perform dunning activities optional
optional, not held prepare financial statements optional
optional, not held statistics optional

16 held skills the accounting assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 assess seizable goods skill
not needed by the target role cadastral taxation knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate debt costs skill
not needed by the target role debt classification knowledge
not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
not needed by the target role handle financial disputes skill
not needed by the target role inform on fiscal duties skill
not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
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 observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
not needed by the target role research taxation procedures skill
not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill

8 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 depreciation required
required, not held accounting entries required
optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held consumer goods industry optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from tax clerk

Full index of moves from tax clerk

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.