From budget manager to accounting manager
19 of the 33 essential skills of a accounting manager are already essential for a budget manager — about 58% 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.
- 19
- skills carry over
- 14
- would be new
- 58%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a accounting manager
What a accounting manager does
Accounting managers assume responsibility for all accounting activities relating to financial reporting. They develop and maintain accounting principles and procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial statements, supervise accounting staff and manage the accounting activities within the appropriate time frame and budget.
What carries over
19 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accounting department processes
- analyse market financial trends
- corporate social responsibility
- create a financial plan
- enforce financial policies
- evaluate budgets
- explain accounting records
- financial analysis
- financial department processes
- financial management
- financial statements
- follow company standards
- follow the statutory obligations
- integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
- interpret financial statements
- manage budgets
- monitor financial accounts
- strive for company growth
- support development of annual budget
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a accounting manager and not for a budget manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- accounting entries
- analyse financial performance of a company
- check accounting records
- depreciation
- draft accounting procedures
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information
- fraud detection
- identify if a company is a going concern
- international financial reporting standards
- manage accounts
- national generally accepted accounting principles
- supervise accounting operations
- tax legislation
Other moves from budget manager
2 roles- financial manager19 skills in common
- real estate manager14 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a accounting manager?
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.