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

bookkeepertotax inspector

A bookkeeper already meets 29% of what the tax inspector role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bookkeeper
29%
Overlap1
To tax inspector
6 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
63.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 63.8

This move: 63.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the tax inspector 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tax inspector 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 calculate tax information skills
  • already held bookkeeping regulations business, administration and law
  • already held manage accounts management skills
  • already held tax legislation business, administration and law
  • already held accounting techniques business, administration and law
  • already held handle financial transactions management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the tax inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 9 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 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held public finance required
  • required, not held public law required
  • optional, not held audit techniques optional
  • optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect tax returns required
  • required, not held inspect taxation documents required
  • optional, not held check official documents optional
03 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor financial accounts required
  • optional, not held manage cadastre optional
  • optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
  • optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
  • optional, not held research taxation procedures optional
04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect tax required
  • optional, not held develop account strategy optional
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held fraud detection required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
  • optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
  • optional, not held inform on fiscal duties optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tax inspector 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held accounting techniques knowledge
  • already held bookkeeping regulations knowledge
  • already held calculate tax skill
  • already held handle financial transactions skill
  • already held tax legislation knowledge
  • already held manage accounts skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held office software optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held numerical sequences optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage cadastre optional
  • optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
  • optional, not held audit techniques optional
  • optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
  • optional, not held check official documents optional
  • optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
  • optional, not held develop account strategy optional
  • optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
  • optional, not held inform on fiscal duties optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
  • optional, not held numerical sequences optional
  • optional, not held office software optional
  • optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
  • optional, not held research taxation procedures optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
30 held skills the tax inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role accounting entries 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 attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions 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 ensure compliance with accounting conventions skill
  • not needed by the target role financial department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
  • not needed by the target role follow up accounts receivables 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 interpret financial statements 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 financial statements 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 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 fraud detection required
  • required, not held public finance required
  • required, not held public law required
  • optional, not held audit techniques optional
  • optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
  • optional, not held numerical sequences optional
  • optional, not held office software optional
Index
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.