Brief description

The position of accountant consists of analyzing financial information and preparing financial reports to determine or maintain a record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.

Tasks

• Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans;
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice;
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements;
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology;
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs;
• Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts;
• Maintain or examine the records of government agencies;
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards;
• Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals;
• Report to management regarding the finances of an establishment.

Qualifications and requirements

• A four-year bachelor’s degree;
• Ability to use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions;
• Ability to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

 Competencies (in order of importance)

• Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Lines of communication

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Working conditions

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