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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 “General Accountant”
- Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
- Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
- Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
- Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals.
- Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property.
- 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.
- Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities.
- Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
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- Sage MAS 200
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- ACCUCert
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