Will “Accountant” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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Job Description
Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-2011.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Accountants”.
Also Known As…
- Accountants
- Staff Accountant
- General Accountant
- Financial Reporting Accountant
- Cost Accountant
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Business Analyst
- Accounting Supervisor
- Accounting Officer
- Accounting Manager
- Accountant
- Traveling Repair Accountant
- Traveling Accountant
- Tax Representative
- Tax Preparer
- Tax Manager
- Tax Expert
- Tax Associate
- Tax Analyst
- Tax Accountant
- Systems Accountant
- Revenue Manager
- Revenue Accountant
- Reporting Analyst
- Railroad Accountant
- Public Accountant
- Property Accountant
- Project Accountant
- Procurement Accountant
- Plant Controller
- Payroll Analyst
- Payroll Accountant
- Nonprofit Financial Controller
- Non Profit Financial Controller
- Mutual Fund Accountant
- Medical Accountant
- Key Account Manager
- Inventory Accountant
- Industrial Accountant
- General Ledger Accountant
- Fund Accountant
- Forensic Accountant
- Fiscal Accountant
- Financial Systems Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Adviser
- Financial Accountant
- Finance Director
- Cost Controller
- Cost Accounting Manager
- Corporate Accountant
- Controller
- Chief Accountant
- Chartered Accountant
- Cash Accountant
- Bursar
- Budget Accountant
- Bookkeeper
- Bank Accountant
- Asset Analyst
- Accounting Technician
- Accounting Systems Analyst
- Accounting Methods Analyst
- Accounting Consultant
- Accounting Bookkeeper
- Accounting Analyst
- Accountant Manager
Tasks for “Accountant”
- Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals.
- Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
- Serve as bankruptcy trustees or business valuators.
- Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
- Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
- Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities.
- Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
- Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
- Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property.
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- 10-key calculators
- Tablet computers
- Personal computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Photocopying equipment
- Scanners
- Notebook computers
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- Cost accounting software
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- New Millennium Communications Genesis Accounting
- ADP Super Report Writer
- NetSuite ERP
- Pentana audit work system PAWS
- RSM McGladrey Auditor Assistant
- Profit Developers Electronic File Interchange
- Sage CPAAccounts Payable
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Sage Platinum for Windows PFW
- FileMaker Pro
- CCIS AccountAbility
- Sage CPAClient Checkbook
- Microsoft Access
- Fixed-assets depreciation software
- Asset management software
- Payroll software
- Brentmark Estate Planning Quickview
- Sync Essentials Trade Accountant
- Income tax return preparation software
- Evron Computer Systems SAGE PFW (Platinum For Windows)
- Sage BusinessWorks
- SAP Crystal Reports
- NewPortWave Year End Solutions
- BNA Estate and Gift Tax Suite
- Accounts payable software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Sage ERP Accpac
- AdaptaSoft CyberPay
- ATX Total Tax Office
- FLS eDP PAYROLLtax
- Lead Business Analyzer
- Accounts receivable software
- OmniRIM Records Management Suite
- Fund accounting software
- Microsoft Office
- Micronetics Xpert Write-up
- Advanced Micro Systems 1099-Etc
- Delphi Technology
- Tax compliance property tax management software
- AcorynSystems Activity Based Costing/Management ABC/M
- Intuit Lacerte
- Microsoft FRx
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- Creative Solutions UltraTax 1040
- Cartesis ES Magnitude
- Best Software CPAPayroll
- Accounting compliance software
- Medical condition coding software
- Financial reporting software
- Multiview Accounts Receivable
- Sage Abra HRMS
- Yardi
- Thomson GoSystem Tax
- ACCUCert
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- SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator
- Microsoft Windows
- ATX Total Engagement Office
- Sage MAS 500
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Roundtable Software Advantage Accounting System
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- Intrax ProcedureNet
- Oracle Fusion Applications
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- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Orrtax Software IntelliTax Classic
- Intuit QuickBooks Premier
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- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
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- Paisley AutoAudit
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- Microsoft Word
- Paisley IssueTrack
- MEDITECH software
- BNA Sales and Use Tax Rates and Forms
- Microsoft Excel
- Cammack Computations Inter-Est
- Qlik Tech QlikView
- Intuit ProSeries
- Cartesis Magnitude iAnalysis
- Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
- CYMA IV Accounting for Windows
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Sage MAS 200
- Paisley Cardmap
- IBM Power Systems software
- IBM Notes
- Invoice software
- Financial statement software
- Human resource management software HRMS
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- UA Business Software Professional Edition
- OSI TrustWise
- MethodWare ProAudit Advisor
- FRx Software Microsoft FRx
- Oracle Hyperion
- Yardi Systems Yardi Enterprise
- Pro Systems Client Write-Up System for Windows
- Paisley RiskNavigator
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Sage CPADocument Manager
- CCH ProSystem fx TAX
- SAP Business Objects
- Accountants Templates JAZZ-It!
- Tax software
- Summit Software Summit Biofuels Accounting
- SAP
- Microsoft Outlook
- Tumbleweed SecureTransport
- Estate planning software
- Document management system software
- Orrtax Software IntelliTax Business for Windows
- IDMS Account Ability
- Paisley Focus Control Assurance
- Heron CrossTie General Ledger
- AuditWare
- H&R Block Tax
- Universal Tax Systems TaxWise
- Accounting fraud detection software
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
- PROPHIX Enterprise
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Structured query language SQL
- American Riviera Magtax
- ATX Total Accounting Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- General ledger software
- Avalara AvaTax ST
- Microsoft Dynamics SL
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- KPB Associates TaxStream
- Practice management software PMS
- Sage CPAAccounts Receivable
- Accurate NXG
- eXtensible Business Reporting Language XBRL
- BNA Income Tax Planning Solutions
- ADP Workforce Now
- Intuit TurboTax
- Billing software
- Abacus Tax
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Lead Activity Analyzer
- LexisNexis
- Data entry software
- Best MIP Fund Accounting
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- 1099 ProsSoftware
- Softrax Revenue Management
- Accutrac Records Management Software