3.6 KiB
3.6 KiB
Competences — accounting manager
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/04f39bfa-bc03-4480-98bc-b18ce4fe4b4b).
Essential
- accounting department processes (knowledge)
- accounting entries (knowledge)
- analyse financial performance of a company (skill/competence)
- analyse market financial trends (skill/competence)
- check accounting records (skill/competence)
- corporate social responsibility (knowledge)
- create a financial plan (skill/competence)
- depreciation (knowledge)
- draft accounting procedures (skill/competence)
- enforce financial policies (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information (skill/competence)
- evaluate budgets (skill/competence)
- explain accounting records (skill/competence)
- financial analysis (knowledge)
- financial department processes (knowledge)
- financial management (knowledge)
- financial statements (knowledge)
- follow company standards (skill/competence)
- follow the statutory obligations (skill/competence)
- fraud detection (knowledge)
- identify if a company is a going concern (skill/competence)
- integrate strategic foundation in daily performance (skill/competence)
- international financial reporting standards (knowledge)
- interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
- manage accounts (skill/competence)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- monitor financial accounts (skill/competence)
- national generally accepted accounting principles (knowledge)
- strive for company growth (skill/competence)
- supervise accounting operations (skill/competence)
- support development of annual budget (skill/competence)
- tax legislation (knowledge)
Optional
- advise on bankruptcy proceedings (skill/competence)
- advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
- advise on public finance (skill/competence)
- advise on tax planning (skill/competence)
- attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions (skill/competence)
- bookkeeping regulations (knowledge)
- calculate tax (skill/competence)
- disseminate information on tax legislation (skill/competence)
- evaluate employees (skill/competence)
- financial forecasting (knowledge)
- forecast organisational risks (skill/competence)
- global standards for sustainability reporting (knowledge)
- inform on fiscal duties (skill/competence)
- liaise with auditors (skill/competence)
- liaise with financiers (skill/competence)
- liaise with managers (skill/competence)
- liquidity management (knowledge)
- make strategic business decisions (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- manage the general ledger (skill/competence)
- perform account allocation (skill/competence)
- perform cost accounting activities (skill/competence)
- perform dunning activities (skill/competence)
- plan health and safety procedures (skill/competence)
- prepare financial auditing reports (skill/competence)
- prepare financial statements (skill/competence)
- prepare tax returns forms (skill/competence)
- public finance (knowledge)
- statistics (knowledge)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 63 ads, as of 2026-07-08)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- financial reporting — 49 %
- budgeting — 29 %
- financial analysis — 22 %
- account reconciliation — 22 %
- forecasting — 21 %