Accountant
Accountant
13-2011.01
Median wages
$58,760
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.
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
- Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
- Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
- 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.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
- Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
- Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
- Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities.
- Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property.
- Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
- Accounting software — Intuit QuickBooks
; Sage 50 Accounting ; Sage CPAClient Checkbook; Summit Software Summit Biofuels Accounting - Business intelligence and data analysis software — IBM Cognos Impromptu ; Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition ; Qlik Tech QlikView
- Compliance software — ACCUCert; FLS eDP PAYROLLtax; Intrax ProcedureNet; Paisley Cardmap
- Customer relationship management CRM software — Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- Data base reporting software — ADP Super Report Writer; SAP Crystal Reports
- Data base user interface and query software — Best Software CPAPayroll; Microsoft Access ; Structured query language SQL ; Yardi Systems Yardi Enterprise
- Development environment software — eXtensible Business Reporting Language XBRL; Microsoft Visual Basic
- Document management software — Accutrac Records Management Software; Document management system software; OmniRIM Records Management Suite; Sage CPADocument Manager
- Electronic mail software — IBM Notes ; Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise application integration software — SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — NetSuite ERP ; Oracle Fusion Applications ; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials ; SAP Business Objects
- Enterprise system management software — IBM Power Systems software
- Financial analysis software — Brentmark Estate Planning Quickview; Cartesis Magnitude iAnalysis; Delphi Technology ; Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Human resources software — ADP Workforce Now ; CPSI EHR System; Human resource management software HRMS ; Sage Abra HRMS
- Information retrieval or search software — LexisNexis
- Inventory management software — Asset management software
- Medical software — Epic Systems ; Medical condition coding software ; Medical procedure coding software ; MEDITECH software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Microsoft Windows
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software — Microsoft SharePoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Tax preparation software — ATX Total Tax Office; CCH ProSystem fx TAX; Intuit Lacerte; Orrtax Software IntelliTax Classic
- Time accounting software — Payroll software
- Transaction server software — Tumbleweed SecureTransport
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
