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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
149 skills listed by ESCO, 67 of them essential. 149 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 149, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| accounting | skill | essential | 3 |
| accounting department processes | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| accounting entries |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| accounting techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
| advise on financial matters | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse business plans | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse financial performance of a company | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse financial risk | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse market financial trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| banking activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| budgetary principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| check accounting records | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| company policies | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct financial audits | skill | essential | 3 |
| control financial resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| corporate social responsibility | skill | essential | 3 |
| cost management | skill | essential | 3 |
| create a financial plan | skill | essential | 3 |
| create a financial report | skill | essential | 3 |
| depreciation | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| draft accounting procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| economics | skill | essential | 3 |
| enforce financial policies | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with accounting conventions | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate budgets | skill | essential | 3 |
| exert expenditure control | skill | essential | 3 |
| explain accounting records | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial department processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial forecasting | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial management | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial statements | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow company standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow the statutory obligations | skill | essential | 3 |
| fraud detection | skill | essential | 3 |
| funding methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle financial transactions | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify if a company is a going concern | skill | essential | 3 |
| integrate strategic foundation in daily performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| international financial reporting standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret financial statements | skill | essential | 3 |
| investment analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with auditors | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with managers | skill | essential | 3 |
| liquidity management | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain financial records | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain records of financial transactions | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage accounts | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage budgets | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor charity's budget | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor financial accounts | skill | essential | 3 |
| national generally accepted accounting principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan medium to long term objectives | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare financial auditing reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare financial statements | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare tax returns forms | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| report on overall management of a business | skill | essential | 3 |
| review investment portfolios | skill | essential | 3 |
| securities | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| strive for company growth | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise accounting operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| support development of annual budget | skill | essential | 3 |
| tax legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| trace financial transactions | skill | essential | 3 |
| treasury management system | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 3 |
| advise on bankruptcy proceedings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on credit rating | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on investment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on public finance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on risk management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on tax planning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| align efforts towards business development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse insurance risk | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess financial viability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| bookkeeping regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| budget for financial needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| business loans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| business management principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| calculate tax | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collect financial data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with banking professionals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| convert currency | skill | desirable | 2 |
| corporate law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create risk reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| debt collection techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| debt systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop audit plan | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop company strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop financial products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop revenue generation strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| disseminate information on tax legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with company regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure cross-department cooperation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure information transparency | skill | desirable | 2 |
| estimate profitability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ethics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| execute feasibility study | skill | desirable | 2 |
| financial jurisdiction | skill | desirable | 2 |
| financial markets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| financial products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| forecast organisational risks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| global standards for sustainability reporting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle cash flow | skill | desirable | 2 |
| implement strategic planning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inform on fiscal duties | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect government expenditures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| insurance market | skill | desirable | 2 |
| international trade | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with board members | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with financiers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with shareholders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain relationship with customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make investment decisions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make strategic business decisions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage corporate bank accounts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage currency exchange risk mitigation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage financial risk | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage profitability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage securities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage the general ledger | skill | desirable | 2 |
| obtain financial information | skill | desirable | 2 |
| offer financial services | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate financial instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oversee the facilities services budget | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform account allocation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform cost accounting activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform currency reserve management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform dunning activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform project management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform risk analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform stock valuation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plan health and safety procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| produce statistical financial records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote financial products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| property law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide financial product information | skill | desirable | 2 |
| public finance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| public offering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| real estate market | skill | desirable | 2 |
| risk transfer | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Statistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stock market | skill | desirable | 2 |
| synthesise financial information | skill | desirable | 2 |
| trade securities | skill | desirable | 2 |