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Competences — budget manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/44e0c015-309d-4f67-98a3-1e036966ed7f).

Essential

  • accounting department processes (knowledge)
  • advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
  • analyse market financial trends (skill/competence)
  • budgetary principles (knowledge)
  • company policies (knowledge)
  • control financial resources (skill/competence)
  • corporate social responsibility (knowledge)
  • cost management (knowledge)
  • create a financial plan (skill/competence)
  • enforce financial policies (skill/competence)
  • evaluate budgets (skill/competence)
  • exert expenditure control (skill/competence)
  • explain accounting records (skill/competence)
  • financial analysis (knowledge)
  • financial department processes (knowledge)
  • financial forecasting (knowledge)
  • financial management (knowledge)
  • financial statements (knowledge)
  • follow company standards (skill/competence)
  • follow the statutory obligations (skill/competence)
  • integrate strategic foundation in daily performance (skill/competence)
  • interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
  • liaise with managers (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • monitor financial accounts (skill/competence)
  • strive for company growth (skill/competence)
  • support development of annual budget (skill/competence)

Optional

  • accounting techniques (knowledge)
  • advise on public finance (skill/competence)
  • analyse financial performance of a company (skill/competence)
  • assess financial viability (skill/competence)
  • business management principles (knowledge)
  • create a financial report (skill/competence)
  • estimate profitability (skill/competence)
  • funding methods (knowledge)
  • inspect government expenditures (skill/competence)
  • monitor charity's budget (skill/competence)
  • oversee the facilities services budget (skill/competence)
  • plan health and safety procedures (skill/competence)
  • prepare financial statements (skill/competence)
  • public finance (knowledge)
  • review investment portfolios (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 38 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

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

Hard skills

  • financial analysis — 39 %
  • data analysis — 32 %
  • variance analysis — 26 %
  • financial reporting — 24 %
  • forecasting — 18 %
  • financial modeling — 18 %
  • financial planning — 18 %
  • budget management — 18 %
  • budgeting — 18 %