// Unit group · 2411

Accountants

Accountants plan, organize and administer accounting systems for individuals and establishments. Some occupations classified here examine and analyse the accounting and financial records of individuals and establishments to ensure accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards and procedures.

2 Professionals / 24 Business and Administration Professionals / 241 Finance Professionals / All level 4

// Working conditions

Sitting and standing

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

preparing and certifying financial statements for presentation to management, shareholders and statutory or other bodies

preparing tax returns, advising on taxation problems and contesting disputed claims before tax officials

preparing or reporting on profit forecasts and budgets

conducting financial investigations in such matters as suspected fraud, insolvency and bankruptcy

auditing accounts and bookkeeping records

conducting investigations and advising management on financial aspects of productivity, stockholdings, sales, new products, etc.

devising and controlling a system to determine unit cost of products and services.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Accountant
- Auditor
- Certified accountant
- Chartered accountant
- Financial controller
- Insolvency trustee
- Management accountant
- Tax accountant

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Finance manager - 1211
- Accounting assistant - 3313
- Bookkeeper - 3313

Indexed job titles 26