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Career Guidance Knowledge business, administration and law K041 - business and administration K0411 - accounting and taxation National generally accepted accounting principles
Description
The accounting standard accepted in a region or country specifying the rules and procedures to disclose financial data.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 5 occupations
- Total: 8 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Accounting managerAccounting managers assume responsibility for all accounting activities relating to financial reporting. They develop and maintain accounting principles and procedures to ensure ti…
- Accounting analystAccounting analysts evaluate the financial statements of clients, usually companies, which include the income sheet, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and additional n…
- Audit supervisorAudit supervisors oversee audit staff, planning and reporting, and review the audit staff's automated audit work papers to ensure compliance with the company's methodology. They pr…
Optional for
- Financial auditorFinancial auditors collect and examine financial data for clients, organisations and companies. They ensure the financial data is properly maintained and free of material misstatem…
- Financial managerFinancial 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…
- Tax advisorTax advisors use their expertise in tax legislation to provide commercially focused advisory and consultancy services to a wide range of clients from all economic sectors. They exp…
- Financial fraud examinerFinancial fraud examiners undertake anti-fraud investigations including financial statement irregularities, securities fraud and market abuse detection. They manage fraud risk asse…
- AccountantAccountants review and analyse financial statements, budgets, financial reports, and business plans in order to check for irregularities resulting from error or fraud, and provide …
Related skills
- Interpret financial statements
- International financial reporting standards
- Tax legislation
- Prepare financial auditing reports
- Financial statements
- Advise on financial matters
- Conduct financial audits
- Make strategic business decisions
- Analyse financial performance of a company
- Ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- Financial department processes
- Prepare financial statements
Last updated on February 19, 2026
