Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.

• Accountant
• Accountant, Budget
• Accountant, Cost
• Accountant, Property
• Accountant, Systems
• Accountant, Tax
• Bursar

• 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.
• Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
• Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value and location of property.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
• Investigate bankruptcies and other complex financial transactions and prepare reports summarizing the findings.
• Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
• Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities.
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals.
• Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
• Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
• Serve as bankruptcy trustees or business valuators.
• Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
• Work as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents.

• advise clients on financial matters
• analyze applicant's financial status
• analyze budgets
• analyze financial data
• analyze financial information to project future revenues or expense
• appraise, evaluate, or inventory real property or equipment
• compile data for financial reports
• compute financial data
• compute taxes
• conduct financial investigations
• confer with taxpayer or representative
• determine tax liability according to prescribed laws
• develop budgets
• develop or maintain budgeting databases
• direct and coordinate financial activities
• evaluate degree of financial risk
• fill out business or government forms
• follow tax laws or regulations
• inspect account books or system for efficiency, effectiveness, or acceptability
• maintain account records
• maintain record of organization expenses
• make revenue forecasts
• note discrepancies in financial records
• obtain financial information from individuals
• perform general financial analysis
• prepare audit reports or recommendations
• prepare financial reports
• prepare periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs
• prepare tax reports
• prepare tax returns
• use accounting or bookkeeping software
• use accounting terminology
• use computers to enter, access and retrieve financial data
• use cost benefit analysis techniques
• use spreadsheet software
• use statistical cost estimation methods
• verify bank or financial transactions
• write administrative procedures services manual