Table 1Transition record

auditing clerktoaudit supervisor

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

From auditing clerk

45%

Overlap1

To audit supervisor

15 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

55.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the audit supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the auditing clerk 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.

Why

Why this move works

A audit supervisor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a auditing clerk already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

attend to detail in preparation for audits
audit techniques
communicate problems to senior colleagues
financial statements
interpret financial statements
observe confidentiality

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 audit supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a auditing clerk 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 9 the audit supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 business, administration and law 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held corporate law required
required, not held internal auditing required
required, not held international financial reporting standards required
required, not held national generally accepted accounting principles required
required, not held tax legislation required

optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held analyse financial performance of a company required
required, not held arrange audit required

optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held audit contractors optional
optional, not held design questionnaires optional
optional, not held revise questionnaires optional

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop audit plan required
required, not held supervise staff required

optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held perform quality audits optional

04 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held adhere to Standard Operating Procedures optional
optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a audit supervisor 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 attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held communicate problems to senior colleagues skill
already held financial statements knowledge
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held pose questions referring to documents skill
already held prepare audit activities skill
already held prepare financial auditing reports skill
already held accounting department processes knowledge
already held adhere to questionnaires skill
already held advise on financial matters skill
already held conduct financial audits skill
already held financial department processes knowledge
already held follow the statutory obligations skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
optional, not held adhere to Standard Operating Procedures optional
optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
optional, not held audit contractors optional
optional, not held design questionnaires optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held perform quality audits optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held revise questionnaires optional

20 held skills the audit supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role carry out inventory control accuracy skill
not needed by the target role document interviews skill
not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
not needed by the target role identify accounting errors skill
not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role manage database skill
not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
not needed by the target role revise legal documents skill
not needed by the target role trace financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role use free typing techniques skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

9 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 corporate law required
required, not held internal auditing required
required, not held international financial reporting standards required
required, not held national generally accepted accounting principles required
required, not held tax legislation required
optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from auditing clerk

Full index of moves from auditing clerk

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.