From bookkeeper to accounting assistant
12 of the 20 essential skills of a accounting assistant are already essential for a bookkeeper — about 60% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 60%
- of the target job covered
- 20
- essential skills of a accounting assistant
What a accounting assistant does
Accounting assistants record and report ticketing accounting situations to the accountant they work with, verify deposits and prepare daily reports and income. They arrange authorised refund vouchers, maintain the returned check accounts and communicate with ticketing managers concerning about any issues with ticketing systems.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accounting department processes
- accounting entries
- accounting techniques
- attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions
- bookkeeping regulations
- depreciation
- follow the statutory obligations
- identify accounting errors
- maintain financial records
- prepare trial accounting balances
- tax legislation
- use accounting systems
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a accounting assistant and not for a bookkeeper. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from bookkeeper
1 roles- accountant14 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a accounting assistant?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.