Definition:
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.
Tasks include:
(a) advising on, planning and installing budgetary, accounts controlling and other accounting policies and systems;
(b) preparing and certifying financial statements for presentation to management, shareholders and statutory or other bodies;
(c) preparing tax returns, advising on taxation problems and contesting disputed claims before tax officials;
(d) preparing or reporting on profit forecasts and budgets;
(e) conducting financial investigations in such matters as suspected fraud, insolvency and bankruptcy;
(f) auditing accounts and bookkeeping records;
(g) conducting investigations and advising management on financial aspects of productivity, stockholdings, sales, new products, etc.;
(h) devising and controlling a system to determine unit cost of products and services.
Job Description: 1) Applies principles of accounting to analyze past and present financial operations and estimates future revenues and expenditures to prepare budget: Analyzes records of present and past operations, trends and costs, estimated and realized revenues, administrative commitments, and obligations incurred to project future revenues and expenses, using computer. 2) Documents revenues and expenditures […]
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Job Description: 1) Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports: Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions. 2) Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize
Job Description: 1) Prepares federal, state, or local tax returns of individual, business establishment, or other organization: Examines accounts and records and computes taxes owed according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations, using computer. 2) Advises management regarding effects of business activities on taxes, and on strategies for minimizing tax liability. 3) Ensures that establishment
Job Description: 1) Devises and installs special accounting systems and related procedures in establishment which cannot use standardized system: Conducts survey of operations to ascertain needs of establishment. 2) Sets up classification of accounts and organizes accounting procedures and machine methods support. 3) Devises forms and prepares manuals required to guide activities of bookkeeping and
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Job Description: 1) Identifies and keeps record of company owned or leased equipment, buildings, and other property: Records description, value, location, and other pertinent information of each item. 2) Conducts periodic inventories to keep records current and ensure that equipment is properly maintained. 3) Distributes cost of maintenance to proper accounts. 4) Examines records to
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Job Description: 1) Applies principles of cost accounting to conduct studies which provide detailed cost information not supplied by general accounting systems: Plans study and collects data to determine costs of business activity, such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor. 2) Analyzes data obtained and records results, using computer. 3) Analyzes changes in product
Job Description: 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.
Basic Job Description: Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records for the purpose of giving advice or preparing statements. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.
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