| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. |
| Report to management regarding the finances of establishment. |
| Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts. |
| Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology. |
| Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements. |
| Maintain or examine the records of government agencies. |
| Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans. |
| Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals. |
| Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs. |
| Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
| Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
