Assess financial viability

Description

Revise and analyse financial information and requirements of projects such as their budget appraisal, expected turnover, and risk assessment for determining the benefits and costs of the project. Assess if the agreement or project will redeem its investment, and whether the potential profit is worth the financial risk.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 30 occupations
  • Optional in 23 occupations
  • Total: 53 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

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  • Manufacturing cost estimator
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  • Investment adviser
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  • Video and motion picture producer
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  • Book editor
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  • Agricultural engineer
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  • Budget analyst
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  • Producer
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  • Naval architect
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  • Music producer
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  • Manufacturing engineer
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  • Design engineer
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  • Rolling stock engineer
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  • Contract engineer
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  • Cost analyst
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  • Automotive engineer
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  • Resource manager
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  • Power distribution engineer
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  • Property developer
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  • Programme manager
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  • Production engineer
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  • Aerospace engineer
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  • Book publisher
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  • Insurance underwriter
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Optional for

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  • Financial manager
    Financial managers handle all the matters in reference to the finance and investments of a company. They manage financial operations of companies such as the assets, liabilities, e…
  • Credit manager
    Credit managers oversee the application of credit policy in the bank. They decide the credit limits to be imposed, the reasonable levels of risk accepted and the conditions and…
  • Solar energy engineer
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  • Budget manager
    Budget managers assess financial proposals of different departments before granting financial resources to projects. They monitor the implementation of budget policies and procedur…
  • Credit union manager
    Credit union managers oversee and manage member services, supervise staff and operations of credit unions. They inform staff about the latest credit union procedures and policies a…
  • Electronics engineer
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  • Corporate lawyer
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