From financial manager to accounting manager
19 of the 33 essential skills of a accounting manager are already essential for a financial 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
- accounting entries
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse market financial trends
- create a financial plan
- enforce financial policies
- evaluate budgets
- financial analysis
- financial department processes
- financial management
- financial statements
- follow company standards
- manage accounts
- manage budgets
- monitor financial accounts
- strive for company growth
- supervise accounting operations
- support development of annual budget
- tax legislation
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a accounting manager and not for a financial manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- check accounting records
- corporate social responsibility
- depreciation
- draft accounting procedures
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information
- explain accounting records
- follow the statutory obligations
- fraud detection
- identify if a company is a going concern
- integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
- international financial reporting standards
- interpret financial statements
- national generally accepted accounting principles
Other moves from financial manager
2 roles- budget manager19 skills in common
- bank treasurer17 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.