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2.4 KiB

Competences — accounting assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bfe142b9-a049-4d41-89c4-fd2f34ac56b6).

Essential

  • accounting department processes (knowledge)
  • accounting entries (knowledge)
  • accounting techniques (knowledge)
  • allocate bills (skill/competence)
  • attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions (skill/competence)
  • bookkeeping regulations (knowledge)
  • check accounting records (skill/competence)
  • depreciation (knowledge)
  • follow the statutory obligations (skill/competence)
  • follow up accounts receivables (skill/competence)
  • identify accounting errors (skill/competence)
  • issue sales invoices (skill/competence)
  • maintain financial records (skill/competence)
  • manage corporate bank accounts (skill/competence)
  • perform account allocation (skill/competence)
  • perform business research (skill/competence)
  • prepare trial accounting balances (skill/competence)
  • tax legislation (knowledge)
  • use accounting systems (skill/competence)
  • use office systems (skill/competence)

Optional

  • banking activities (knowledge)
  • calculate tax (skill/competence)
  • company policies (knowledge)
  • consumer goods industry (knowledge)
  • disseminate information on tax legislation (skill/competence)
  • financial statements (knowledge)
  • handle financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
  • labour legislation (knowledge)
  • maintain register of shareholders (skill/competence)
  • maintain statutory books (skill/competence)
  • manage accounts (skill/competence)
  • manage cash desk (skill/competence)
  • manage payroll reports (skill/competence)
  • manage the general ledger (skill/competence)
  • perform cost accounting activities (skill/competence)
  • perform dunning activities (skill/competence)
  • prepare financial statements (skill/competence)
  • prepare tax returns forms (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 53 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data entry — 38 %
  • accounts payable — 36 %
  • account reconciliation — 32 %
  • accounts receivable — 28 %
  • financial reporting — 23 %

Responsibilities

  • invoice processing — 21 %