# Competences — accounting manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/04f39bfa-bc03-4480-98bc-b18ce4fe4b4b).

## Essential

- **accounting department processes** (knowledge)
- **accounting entries** (knowledge)
- **analyse financial performance of a company** (skill/competence)
- **analyse market financial trends** (skill/competence)
- **check accounting records** (skill/competence)
- **corporate social responsibility** (knowledge)
- **create a financial plan** (skill/competence)
- **depreciation** (knowledge)
- **draft accounting procedures** (skill/competence)
- **enforce financial policies** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with accounting conventions** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate budgets** (skill/competence)
- **explain accounting records** (skill/competence)
- **financial analysis** (knowledge)
- **financial department processes** (knowledge)
- **financial management** (knowledge)
- **financial statements** (knowledge)
- **follow company standards** (skill/competence)
- **follow the statutory obligations** (skill/competence)
- **fraud detection** (knowledge)
- **identify if a company is a going concern** (skill/competence)
- **integrate strategic foundation in daily performance** (skill/competence)
- **international financial reporting standards** (knowledge)
- **interpret financial statements** (skill/competence)
- **manage accounts** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **monitor financial accounts** (skill/competence)
- **national generally accepted accounting principles** (knowledge)
- **strive for company growth** (skill/competence)
- **supervise accounting operations** (skill/competence)
- **support development of annual budget** (skill/competence)
- **tax legislation** (knowledge)

## Optional

- advise on bankruptcy proceedings (skill/competence)
- advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
- advise on public finance (skill/competence)
- advise on tax planning (skill/competence)
- attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions (skill/competence)
- bookkeeping regulations (knowledge)
- calculate tax (skill/competence)
- disseminate information on tax legislation (skill/competence)
- evaluate employees (skill/competence)
- financial forecasting (knowledge)
- forecast organisational risks (skill/competence)
- global standards for sustainability reporting (knowledge)
- inform on fiscal duties (skill/competence)
- liaise with auditors (skill/competence)
- liaise with financiers (skill/competence)
- liaise with managers (skill/competence)
- liquidity management (knowledge)
- make strategic business decisions (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- manage the general ledger (skill/competence)
- perform account allocation (skill/competence)
- perform cost accounting activities (skill/competence)
- perform dunning activities (skill/competence)
- plan health and safety procedures (skill/competence)
- prepare financial auditing reports (skill/competence)
- prepare financial statements (skill/competence)
- prepare tax returns forms (skill/competence)
- public finance (knowledge)
- statistics (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 63 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- financial reporting — **49 %**
- budgeting — **29 %**
- financial analysis — **22 %**
- account reconciliation — **22 %**
- forecasting — **21 %**

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