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Career: Accountants
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 Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. |
87
|
Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology. |
84
|
Report to management regarding the finances of establishment. |
75
|
Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts. |
66
|
Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice. |
62
|
Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems. |
53
|
Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs. |
50
|
Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities. |
49
|
Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements. |
46
|
Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts. |
42
|
Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value and location of property. |
35
|
Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals. |
33
|
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. |
26
|
Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues. |
22
|
Maintain or examine the records of government agencies. |
13
|
Serve as bankruptcy trustees or business valuators. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
77
|
Processing Information
|
70
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
69
|
Getting Information
|
69
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
68
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
68
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
66
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
63
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
61
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
60
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
60
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
56
|
Interacting With Computers
|
53
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
53
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
52
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
52
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
51
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
49
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
49
|
Thinking Creatively
|
45
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
42
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
41
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
39
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
39
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
39
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
37
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
36
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
34
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
31
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
31
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
25
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
21
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
18
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
15
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
15
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
10
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
5
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
4
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
2
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
1
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|