accounting manager
Code 1211.1.1
Accounting managers assume responsibility for all accounting activities relating to financial reporting. They develop and maintain accounting principles and procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial statements, supervise accounting staff and manage the accounting activities within the appropriate time frame and budget.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- international financial reporting standards
- depreciation
- financial analysis
- accounting entries
- fraud detection
- financial statements
- financial management
- tax legislation
- national generally accepted accounting principles
- accounting department processes
- financial department processes
- corporate social responsibility
Skills and competences
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse market financial trends
- enforce financial policies
- support development of annual budget
- follow the statutory obligations
- draft accounting procedures
- evaluate budgets
- explain accounting records
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information
- manage accounts
- identify if a company is a going concern
- interpret financial statements
- plan health and safety procedures
- create a financial plan
- check accounting records
- monitor financial accounts
- supervise accounting operations
Transversal competences
- integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
- strive for company growth
- follow company standards
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