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2.2 KiB

Competences — auditing clerk

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1f665529-96e9-46c1-99f4-9ffbf9ffa036).

Essential

  • adhere to questionnaires (skill/competence)
  • attend to detail in preparation for audits (skill/competence)
  • audit techniques (knowledge)
  • build business relationships (skill/competence)
  • communicate problems to senior colleagues (skill/competence)
  • conduct financial audits (skill/competence)
  • fill out forms (skill/competence)
  • follow verbal instructions (skill/competence)
  • follow written instructions (skill/competence)
  • identify accounting errors (skill/competence)
  • liaise with managers (skill/competence)
  • observe confidentiality (skill/competence)
  • perform clerical duties (skill/competence)
  • pose questions referring to documents (skill/competence)
  • prepare audit activities (skill/competence)
  • process commissioned instructions (skill/competence)
  • write work-related reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • accounting department processes (knowledge)
  • advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
  • carry out inventory control accuracy (skill/competence)
  • document interviews (skill/competence)
  • enforce financial policies (skill/competence)
  • ensure information security (skill/competence)
  • financial analysis (knowledge)
  • financial department processes (knowledge)
  • financial statements (knowledge)
  • follow the statutory obligations (skill/competence)
  • fraud detection (knowledge)
  • interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
  • inventory management rules (knowledge)
  • manage database (skill/competence)
  • prepare financial auditing reports (skill/competence)
  • revise legal documents (skill/competence)
  • trace financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • use free typing techniques (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 60 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

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

Hard skills

  • data entry — 27 %
  • accounts payable — 27 %
  • accounts receivable — 25 %
  • account reconciliation — 23 %
  • invoice processing — 22 %