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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”
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
- Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
- Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
- Serve as bankruptcy trustees or business valuators.
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- Personal computers
- Scanners
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- Tablet computers
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- UA Business Software Professional Edition
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- Microsoft Excel
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- NetSuite ERP
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- Sage CPAAccounts Receivable
- Practice management software PMS
- Accurate NXG
- IDMS Account Ability
- IBM Notes
- SAP
- Cost accounting software
- Exact Software Macola ES
- Abacus Tax
- Pro Systems Client Write-Up System for Windows
- SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator
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- Intuit QuickBooks
- Structured query language SQL
- Tax compliance property tax management software
- Tax software
- General ledger software
- Accounts receivable software
- SAP Business Objects
- Epic Systems
- KPB Associates TaxStream
- Microsoft Outlook
- Micronetics Xpert Write-up
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- Microsoft Dynamics SL
- Paisley AutoAudit
- IBM Power Systems software
- Intuit QuickBooks Premier
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Cartesis Magnitude iAnalysis
- Financial statement software
- Sync Essentials Trade Accountant
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- FileMaker Pro
- Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
- AcorynSystems Activity Based Costing/Management ABC/M
- SAP Crystal Reports
- Accutrac Records Management Software
- Lead Activity Analyzer
- AcornSystems Corporate Performance Management
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Pentana audit work system PAWS
- Sage MAS 200
- Yardi Systems Yardi Enterprise
- Sage 50 Accounting
- Universal Tax Systems TaxWise
- Document management system software
- Billing software
- CCH ProSystem fx TAX
- Paisley IssueTrack
- eXtensible Business Reporting Language XBRL
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