Table 1Transition record

bookkeepertoaccounting analyst

A bookkeeper already meets 29% of what the accounting analyst role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bookkeeper

29%

Overlap1

To accounting analyst

10 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

69.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69.6

This move: 69.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the accounting analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bookkeeper 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 10 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 bookkeeper background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held accounting entries business, administration and law
already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions information skills
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
already held prepare financial statements information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the accounting analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 6 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held create a financial report required
required, not held analyse business processes required
required, not held analyse financial performance of a company 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 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 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 make strategic business decisions optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held international financial reporting standards required
required, not held national generally accepted accounting principles required

optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
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, 3 supplementary

required, not held draft accounting procedures required

optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accounting department processes knowledge
already held accounting entries knowledge
already held accounting techniques knowledge
already held financial department processes knowledge
already held financial statements knowledge
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions skill
already held follow the statutory obligations skill
already held manage accounts skill
already held prepare financial statements skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
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 advise on financial matters 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 make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held perform forensic accounting optional
optional, not held perform stock valuation 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 allocate bills skill
not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work 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 tax skill
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role depreciation knowledge
not needed by the target role follow up accounts receivables skill
not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role handle petty cash 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 financial records skill
not needed by the target role manage cash desk 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 organise business documents skill
not needed by the target role perform balance sheet operations 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 support development of annual budget skill
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role use accounting systems skill

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 international financial reporting standards required
required, not held national generally accepted accounting principles required
optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
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 bookkeeper

Full index of moves from bookkeeper

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.