Table 1Transition record

accountanttofinancial fraud examiner

A accountant already meets 48% of what the financial fraud examiner role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From accountant

48%

Overlap1

To financial fraud examiner

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

48.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48.5

This move: 48.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the financial fraud examiner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the accountant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A financial fraud examiner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a accountant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify accounting errors information skills
already held manage corporate bank accounts management skills
already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions information skills
already held national generally accepted accounting principles business, administration and law
already held international financial reporting standards business, administration and law
already held prepare financial auditing reports information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the financial fraud examiner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held detect financial crime required
required, not held perform forensic accounting required
required, not held trace financial transactions required

optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held interpret law required
required, not held liaise with managers required

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held banking activities required

optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held public offering optional

04 services 1 required

required, not held forensic intelligence required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a financial fraud examiner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct financial audits skill
already held financial statements knowledge
already held fraud detection knowledge
already held identify accounting errors skill
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held manage corporate bank accounts skill
already held prepare financial auditing reports skill
already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions skill
already held international financial reporting standards knowledge
already held national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
already held prepare financial statements skill
already held tax legislation knowledge

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held public offering optional

45 held skills the financial fraud examiner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role accounting entries knowledge
not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
not needed by the target role attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions skill
not needed by the target role bookkeeping regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
not needed by the target role calculate tax skill
not needed by the target role check accounting records skill
not needed by the target role check the production schedule skill
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
not needed by the target role depreciation knowledge
not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
not needed by the target role draft accounting procedures skill
not needed by the target role evaluate budgets skill
not needed by the target role exert expenditure control skill
not needed by the target role explain accounting records skill
not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
not needed by the target role financial department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
not needed by the target role keep track of expenses skill
not needed by the target role liaise with auditors skill
not needed by the target role liquidity management knowledge
not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
not needed by the target role manage revenue skill
not needed by the target role monitor after sales records skill
not needed by the target role perform balance sheet operations skill
not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
not needed by the target role perform dunning activities skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill

5 further entries not listed here

8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held banking activities required
required, not held forensic intelligence required
optional, not held anti-dumping law optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held public offering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from accountant

Full index of moves from accountant

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.