Table 1Transition record

audit supervisortoaccounting analyst

A audit supervisor already meets 33% of what the accounting analyst role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From audit supervisor

33%

Overlap1

To accounting analyst

11 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

66.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.3

This move: 66.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the accounting analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the audit supervisor 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A accounting analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a audit supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held global standards for sustainability reporting business, administration and law
already held national generally accepted accounting principles business, administration and law
already held international financial reporting standards business, administration and law
already held accounting department processes business, administration and law
already held financial department processes business, administration and law
already held follow the statutory obligations assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the accounting analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 5 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held create a financial report required
required, not held analyse business processes required
required, not held analyse financial risk required
required, not held check accounting records required
required, not held monitor financial accounts required

optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with accounting conventions optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information optional
optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
optional, not held perform forensic accounting optional
optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
optional, not held prepare financial statements optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held identify process improvements required
required, not held explain accounting records required
required, not held supervise accounting operations required

optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held accounting entries required
required, not held accounting techniques required

optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held treasury management system optional
optional, not held liquidity management optional
optional, not held public offering optional
optional, not held stock market optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held draft accounting procedures required

optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
optional, not held review investment portfolios optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a accounting analyst 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accounting department processes knowledge
already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
already held financial department processes knowledge
already held financial statements knowledge
already held international financial reporting standards knowledge
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
already held advise on financial matters skill
already held follow the statutory obligations skill
already held global standards for sustainability reporting knowledge
already held make strategic business decisions skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held treasury management system optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with accounting conventions optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information optional
optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
optional, not held liquidity management optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held perform forensic accounting optional
optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
optional, not held prepare financial statements optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held public offering optional
optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
optional, not held stock market optional

26 held skills the accounting analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to Standard Operating Procedures skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role adhere to questionnaires skill
not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role arrange audit skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate problems to senior colleagues skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role design questionnaires skill
not needed by the target role develop audit plan skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role internal auditing knowledge
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role pose questions referring to documents skill
not needed by the target role prepare audit activities skill
not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role revise questionnaires skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge

7 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 accounting entries required
required, not held accounting techniques required
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held treasury management system optional
optional, not held liquidity management optional
optional, not held public offering optional
optional, not held stock market optional

Index

Other moves recorded from audit supervisor

Full index of moves from audit supervisor

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.