Table 1Transition record

compensation analysttodividend analyst

A compensation analyst already meets 24% of what the dividend analyst role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From compensation analyst

24%

Overlap1

To dividend analyst

5 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

69.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the dividend analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the compensation analyst 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 dividend analyst role treats 5 of its required skills as things a compensation analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

actuarial science
analyse financial performance of a company
business valuation techniques
calculate dividends
financial forecasting

What stands in the way is 11 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dividend analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a compensation analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held calculate dividends information skills
already held business valuation techniques business, administration and law
already held financial forecasting business, administration and law
already held actuarial science natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held analyse financial performance of a company information skills

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the dividend analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 7 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held analyse business plans required
required, not held analyse financial risk required
required, not held analyse market financial trends required
required, not held maintain financial records required
required, not held maintain register of shareholders required
required, not held monitor stock market required
required, not held perform stock valuation required

optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
optional, not held manage financial risk optional
optional, not held obtain financial information optional
optional, not held provide support in financial calculation optional
optional, not held synthesise financial information optional
optional, not held trace financial transactions optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held financial markets required
required, not held stock market required

optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held forecast dividend trends required

optional, not held create a financial plan optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held liaise with shareholders required

optional, not held review investment portfolios optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dividend 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held actuarial science knowledge
already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
already held business valuation techniques knowledge
already held calculate dividends skill
already held financial forecasting knowledge

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
optional, not held create a financial plan optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held interpret financial statements optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held manage financial risk optional
optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
optional, not held obtain financial information optional
optional, not held provide support in financial calculation optional
optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
optional, not held synthesise financial information optional
optional, not held trace financial transactions optional

24 held skills the dividend analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse unemployment rates skill
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role business loans knowledge
not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate compensation payments skill
not needed by the target role calculate employee benefits skill
not needed by the target role carry out job analysis skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role determine salaries skill
not needed by the target role develop employee retention programs skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
not needed by the target role human resources department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role labour market knowledge
not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role personnel management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote equal pay skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill

4 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 financial markets required
required, not held stock market required
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional

Index

Other moves recorded from compensation analyst

Full index of moves from compensation analyst

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.