Table 1Transition record

audit supervisortoauditing clerk

A audit supervisor already meets 45% of what the auditing clerk role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From audit supervisor

45%

Overlap1

To auditing clerk

15 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

54.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.4

This move: 54.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the auditing clerk 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A auditing clerk 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 adhere to questionnaires communication, collaboration and creativity
already held pose questions referring to documents communication, collaboration and creativity
already held attend to detail in preparation for audits assisting and caring
already held communicate problems to senior colleagues communication, collaboration and creativity
already held accounting department processes business, administration and law
already held financial department processes business, administration and law

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the auditing clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held build business relationships required
required, not held follow verbal instructions required
required, not held follow written instructions required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held process commissioned instructions required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held revise legal documents optional

02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held fill out forms required
required, not held identify accounting errors required

optional, not held carry out inventory control accuracy optional
optional, not held document interviews optional
optional, not held manage database optional
optional, not held trace financial transactions optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform clerical duties required

optional, not held enforce financial policies optional
optional, not held use free typing techniques optional

04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held financial analysis optional
optional, not held inventory management rules optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure information security optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held fraud detection optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a auditing 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adhere to questionnaires skill
already held attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held communicate problems to senior colleagues skill
already held conduct financial audits skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held pose questions referring to documents skill
already held prepare audit activities skill
already held accounting department processes knowledge
already held advise on financial matters skill
already held financial department processes knowledge
already held financial statements knowledge
already held follow the statutory obligations skill
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held prepare financial auditing reports skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out inventory control accuracy optional
optional, not held document interviews optional
optional, not held enforce financial policies optional
optional, not held ensure information security optional
optional, not held financial analysis optional
optional, not held fraud detection optional
optional, not held inventory management rules optional
optional, not held manage database optional
optional, not held revise legal documents optional
optional, not held trace financial transactions optional
optional, not held use free typing techniques optional

22 held skills the auditing clerk 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 advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
not needed by the target role arrange audit skill
not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
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 global standards for sustainability reporting knowledge
not needed by the target role internal auditing knowledge
not needed by the target role international financial reporting standards knowledge
not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
not needed by the target role national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
not needed by the target role perform quality audits 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

3 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

optional, not held financial analysis optional
optional, not held fraud detection optional
optional, not held inventory management rules optional

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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.