Will “Cost 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 “Cost Accountant”
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property.
- Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities.
- Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
- Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals.
- 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.
- Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
- Serve as bankruptcy trustees or business valuators.
- 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.
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- Notebook computers
- Tablet computers
- Scanners
- Desktop computers
- 10-key calculators
- Photocopying equipment
- Laser facsimile machines
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- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- BNA Income Tax Planning Solutions
- Microsoft Word
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- Microsoft FRx
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Yardi Systems Yardi Enterprise
- Invoice software
- Best Software CPAPayroll
- Paisley Cardmap
- Financial reporting software
- FLS eDP PAYROLLtax
- Multiview Accounts Receivable
- Microsoft Dynamics
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- Sage MAS 500
- FRx Software Microsoft FRx
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Practice management software PMS
- Delphi Technology
- General ledger software
- OmniRIM Records Management Suite
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- IBM Power Systems software
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- Tumbleweed SecureTransport
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- NetSuite ERP
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- ATX Total Engagement Office
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- Human resource management software HRMS
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- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
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- Intuit Lacerte
- IBM Notes
- Pro Systems Client Write-Up System for Windows
- Microsoft Access
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- Microsoft Windows
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- Microsoft Excel
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- AcorynSystems Activity Based Costing/Management ABC/M
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- Income tax return preparation software
- Sage CPADocument Manager
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- SAP Business Objects
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- Avalara AvaTax ST
- Asset management software
- Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
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- Oracle PeopleSoft
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- Lead Business Analyzer
- H&R Block Tax
- Softrax Revenue Management
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- 1099 ProsSoftware
- Cartesis Magnitude iAnalysis
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
- Intuit ProSeries
- Intrax ProcedureNet
- RSM McGladrey Auditor Assistant
- Orrtax Software IntelliTax Classic
- Sage CPAClient Checkbook
- Microsoft Outlook
- ATX Total Tax Office
- MethodWare ProAudit Advisor
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Qlik Tech QlikView
- Oracle Fusion Applications
- Sync Essentials Trade Accountant
- Sage CPAAccounts Payable
- Tax software
- Estate planning software
- LexisNexis
- KPB Associates TaxStream
- Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- Lead Activity Analyzer
- UA Business Software Professional Edition
- PROPHIX Enterprise
- SAP
- Document management system software
- Accounts payable software
- Advanced Micro Systems 1099-Etc
- Intuit QuickBooks Premier
- RSM McGladrey Advanced Practice Solutions Paperless Audit
- Structured query language SQL
- IDMS Account Ability
- Medical condition coding software
- Orrtax Software IntelliTax Business for Windows
- Best MIP Fund Accounting
- Fund accounting software
- CCH ProSystem fx TAX
- New Millennium Communications Genesis Accounting
- Accurate NXG
- Evron Computer Systems SAGE PFW (Platinum For Windows)
- Accounting compliance software
- ADP Super Report Writer
- Universal Tax Systems TaxWise
- ACCUCert
- Financial statement software
- CYMA IV Accounting for Windows
- Fixed-assets depreciation software
- Profit Developers Electronic File Interchange
- Microsoft Office
- Thomson GoSystem Tax
- Roundtable Software Advantage Accounting System
- CCIS AccountAbility
- AuditWare
- Oracle Hyperion
- CPSI EHR System
- Exact Software Macola ES
- Microsoft Visual Basic