Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

bookkeepertoaccounting manager

A bookkeeper already meets 31% of what the accounting manager role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bookkeeper
31%
Overlap1
To accounting manager
18 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
74.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 74.6

This move: 74.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the accounting manager 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A accounting manager 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 depreciation business, administration and law
  • already held attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions management skills
  • already held manage the general ledger information skills
  • already held accounting entries business, administration and law
  • already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions information skills
  • already held prepare tax returns forms information skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 11 the accounting manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 44 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 management skills 8 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held create a financial plan required
  • required, not held enforce financial policies required
  • required, not held evaluate budgets required
  • required, not held explain accounting records required
  • required, not held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
  • required, not held strive for company growth required
  • required, not held supervise accounting operations required
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
02 information skills 6 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held identify if a company is a going concern required
  • required, not held analyse financial performance of a company required
  • required, not held analyse market financial trends required
  • required, not held check accounting records required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information required
  • required, not held monitor financial accounts required
  • optional, not held forecast organisational risks optional
  • optional, not held perform account allocation optional
  • optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
03 business, administration and law 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held financial analysis required
  • required, not held financial management required
  • 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 financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held liquidity management optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 10 supplementary
  • required, not held draft accounting procedures required
  • optional, not held advise on bankruptcy proceedings optional
  • optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
  • optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held inform on fiscal duties optional
  • optional, not held liaise with auditors optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held perform dunning activities optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow company standards required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held fraud detection required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a accounting manager 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held accounting department processes knowledge
  • already held accounting entries knowledge
  • already held depreciation knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with accounting conventions 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 manage accounts skill
  • already held support development of annual budget skill
  • already held tax legislation knowledge
  • already held attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions skill
  • already held bookkeeping regulations knowledge
  • already held calculate tax skill
  • already held manage the general ledger skill
  • already held prepare financial statements skill
  • already held prepare tax returns forms skill
  • already held statistics knowledge
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held global standards for sustainability reporting optional
  • optional, not held advise on bankruptcy proceedings optional
  • optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
  • optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held forecast organisational risks optional
  • optional, not held inform on fiscal duties optional
  • optional, not held liaise with auditors optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held liquidity management optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform account allocation optional
  • optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
  • optional, not held perform dunning activities optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
18 held skills the accounting manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • 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 commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role company policies 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 organise business documents skill
  • not needed by the target role perform balance sheet operations skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare trial accounting balances skill
  • not needed by the target role use accounting systems skill
10 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 social responsibility required
  • required, not held financial analysis required
  • required, not held financial management required
  • required, not held fraud detection required
  • 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 financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held liquidity management optional
  • optional, not held public finance 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.