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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
- 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
- Cost Accountant
- 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”
- 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, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- 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.
- Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property.
- 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.
- Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
- Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
- Serve as bankruptcy trustees or business valuators.
- Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
- Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals.
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
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- Notebook computers
- 10-key calculators
- Tablet computers
- Desktop computers
- Photocopying equipment
- Laser facsimile machines
- Scanners
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- Universal Tax Systems TaxWise
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- Intuit QuickBooks Premier
- CPSI EHR System
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- UA Business Software Professional Edition
- Pentana audit work system PAWS
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- ADP Workforce Now
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- Microsoft Dynamics SL
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- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
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- Human resource management software HRMS
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- Microsoft Dynamics
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- Asset management software
- Structured query language SQL
- ACCUCert
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- Fund accounting software
- Multiview Accounts Receivable
- Microsoft Outlook
- SAP Business Objects
- Medical procedure coding software
- eXtensible Business Reporting Language XBRL
- Fixed-assets depreciation software
- FRx Software Microsoft FRx
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- Intuit ProSeries
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- Tumbleweed SecureTransport
- Best Software CPAPayroll
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- IDMS Account Ability
- OmniRIM Records Management Suite
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
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- Pro Systems Client Write-Up System for Windows
- Microsoft Office
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- Sage CPAAccounts Receivable
- Cartesis ES Magnitude
- Brentmark Estate Planning Quickview
- Best MIP Fund Accounting
- Microsoft Windows
- CYMA IV Accounting for Windows
- ATX Total Engagement Office
- Billing software
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Summit Software Summit Biofuels Accounting
- Accounting compliance software
- New Millennium Communications Genesis Accounting
- KPB Associates TaxStream
- CCIS AccountAbility
- IBM Notes
- AcornSystems Corporate Performance Management
- Advanced Micro Systems 1099-Etc
- Creative Solutions UltraTax 1040
- Document management system software
- Abacus Tax
- General ledger software
- Orrtax Software IntelliTax Business for Windows
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Thomson GoSystem Tax
- FLS eDP PAYROLLtax
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Intuit Lacerte
- Financial statement software
- ATX Total Accounting Office
- Epic Systems
- Paisley IssueTrack
- Sage BusinessWorks
- Sage CPAClient Checkbook
- SAP
- ATX Total Tax Office
- Avalara AvaTax ST
- NetSuite ERP
- Oracle Fusion Applications
- Heron CrossTie General Ledger
- Sage Platinum for Windows PFW
- American Riviera Magtax
- Cost accounting software
- Exact Software Macola ES
- Intrax ProcedureNet
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Practice management software PMS
- IBM Power Systems software
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- SAP Crystal Reports
- Evron Computer Systems SAGE PFW (Platinum For Windows)
- Microsoft Word
- Micronetics Xpert Write-up
- Tax software
- 1099 ProsSoftware
- Roundtable Software Advantage Accounting System
- Sage 50 Accounting
- Intuit TurboTax
- Invoice software
- Microsoft Excel
- Paisley AutoAudit
- MethodWare ProAudit Advisor
- Accutrac Records Management Software