Table 1Transition record

accounting assistanttobilling clerk

A accounting assistant already meets 37% of what the billing clerk role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From accounting assistant

37%

Overlap1

To billing clerk

8 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

56.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.7

This move: 56.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the billing clerk role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the accounting assistant 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A billing clerk role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a accounting assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held follow up accounts receivables information skills
already held allocate bills management skills
already held prepare financial statements information skills
already held use office systems management skills
already held manage accounts management skills
already held interpret financial statements information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the billing clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held file documents required
required, not held fill out forms required
required, not held maintain credit history of clients required
required, not held maintain customer records required

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held assess debtor's financial situation optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held financial department processes required
required, not held financial capability required

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held organise business documents required

optional, not held count money optional
optional, not held handle petty cash optional
optional, not held process payments optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held interview bank loanees optional

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a billing clerk 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held allocate bills skill
already held follow up accounts receivables skill
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held maintain financial records skill
already held use office systems skill
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held manage accounts skill
already held prepare financial statements skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held assess debtor's financial situation optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held count money optional
optional, not held handle petty cash optional
optional, not held interview bank loanees optional
optional, not held process payments optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

32 held skills the billing clerk 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 attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions skill
not needed by the target role banking activities knowledge
not needed by the target role bookkeeping regulations knowledge
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 company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role consumer goods industry knowledge
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 financial statements knowledge
not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
not needed by the target role identify accounting errors skill
not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain register of shareholders skill
not needed by the target role maintain statutory books skill
not needed by the target role manage cash desk skill
not needed by the target role manage corporate bank accounts skill
not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
not needed by the target role manage the general ledger skill
not needed by the target role perform account allocation skill
not needed by the target role perform business research 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 prepare tax returns forms skill
not needed by the target role prepare trial accounting balances skill
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role use accounting systems skill

2 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 financial department processes required
required, not held financial capability required

Index

Other moves recorded from accounting assistant

Full index of moves from accounting assistant

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.