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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.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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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. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Interests
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Knowledge
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $59,520.00 |
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| North Carolina | $49,990.00 |
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| South Carolina | $43,790.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $35,770.00 |
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Related Careers
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Actuaries| | Analyze statistical data, such as mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates and construct probability tables to forecast risk and liability for payment of future benefits. May ascertain premium rates required and cash reserves necessary to ensure payment of future benefits. |
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Auditors| | Examine and analyze accounting records to determine financial status of establishment and prepare financial reports concerning operating procedures. |
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Budget Analysts| | Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports for the purpose of maintaining expenditure controls. |
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Cost Estimators| | Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured. |
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Credit Analysts| | Analyze current credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with this credit information for use in decision-making. |
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Economists| | Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to aid in solution of economic problems arising from production and distribution of goods and services. May collect and process economic and statistical data using econometric and sampling techniques. |
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Tax Examiners, Collectors, & Revenue Agents| | Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations. |
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Treasurers, Controllers, & Chief Financial Officers| | Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization. |
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Skills
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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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. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Tasks
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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. |
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| Work as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents. |
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| Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements. |
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| Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice. |
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| Report to management regarding the finances of establishment. |
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| Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts. |
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| Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs. |
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| Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology. |
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| Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts. |
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| Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals. |
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| 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. |
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| Investigate bankruptcies and other complex financial transactions and prepare reports summarizing the findings. |
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| Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities. |
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| Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues. |
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| Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems. |
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| Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value and location of property. |
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| Maintain or examine the records of government agencies. |
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| Serve as bankruptcy trustees or business valuators. |
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Tools
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| Adding machines |
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| 10-key calculators |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs |
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| Scanners |
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| Tablet computers |
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Technology
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| Accounting software |
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| Accounts payable software |
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| Accounts receivable software |
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| Accurate NXG |
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| AcorynSystems Activity Based Costing/Management ABC/M |
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| AdaptaSoft CyberPay |
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| Asset management software |
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| ATX Total Accounting Office |
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| ATX Total Engagement Office |
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| Automation Counselors municiPAL |
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| Best MIP Fund Accounting |
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| Billing software |
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| CCIS AccountAbility |
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| Cost accounting software |
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| CYMA IV Accounting for Windows |
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| Financial reporting software |
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| Financial statement software |
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| Fund accounting software |
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| General ledger software |
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| Heron CrossTie General Ledger |
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| Intuit QuickBooks |
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| Invoice software |
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| Lead Activity Analyzer |
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| Lead Business Analyzer |
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| Micronetics Xpert Write-up |
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| New Millennium Communications Genesis Accounting |
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| Pro Systems Client Write-Up System for Windows |
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| Profit Developers Electronic File Interchange |
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| PROPHIX Enterprise |
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| Roundtable Software Advantage Accounting System |
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| Sage CPAAccounts Payable |
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| Sage CPAAccounts Receivable |
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| Sage CPAClient Checkbook |
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| Sage CPAPractice Manager |
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| Sage Peachtree |
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| Softrax Revenue Management |
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| UA Business Software Professional Edition |
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| Compliance software |
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| Accounting compliance software |
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| ACCUCert software |
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| FLS eDP PAYROLLtax |
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| Intrax ProcedureNet |
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| Paisley Cardmap |
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| Paisley Focus Control Assurance |
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| Paisley RiskNavigator |
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| Tax compliance property tax management software |
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| Data base reporting software |
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| Business Objects Crystal Reports |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Microsoft Access |
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| Sage CPAPayroll |
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| Development environment software |
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| eXtensible Business Reporting Language XBRL |
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| Document management software |
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| Accutrac software |
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| OmniRIM software |
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| Sage CPADocument Manager |
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| Enterprise application integration software |
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| Business Objects Data Integrator |
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| Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
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| Accountants Templates JAZZ-It! |
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| AcornSystems Corporate Performance Management |
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| Cartesis ES Magnitude |
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| Hyperion Business Performance Management Suite |
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| Practice management software |
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| Financial analysis software |
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| Accounting fraud detection software |
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| AuditWare software |
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| Brentmark Estate Planning Quickview |
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| Cammack Computations Inter-Est |
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| Cartesis Magnitude iAnalysis |
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| Estate planning software |
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| Fixed-assets depreciation software |
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| MethodWare ProAudit Advisor |
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| OSI TrustWise |
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| Paisley AutoAudit |
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| Paisley IssueTrack |
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| Payables Tests Sets for ACL software |
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| Pentana PAWS |
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| RSM McGladrey Advanced Practice Solutions Paperless Audit |
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| RSM McGladrey Auditor Assistant |
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| Inventory management software |
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| AIM Asset Management Software |
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| Sage MAS 90 |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Microsoft Excel |
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| Tax preparation software |
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| 1099 ProsSoftware |
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| Abacus Tax Software |
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| Advanced Micro Systems 1099-Etc |
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| American Riviera Magtax |
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| ATX Total Tax Office |
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| Avalara AvaTax ST |
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| BNA Estate and Gift Tax Suite |
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| BNA Income Tax Planning Solutions |
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| BNA Sales and Use Tax Rates and Forms |
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| CCH ProSystem fx TAX |
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| Creative Solutions UltraTax 1040 |
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| H&R Block TaxCut Software |
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| IDMS Account Ability |
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| Income tax return preparation software |
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| Intuit Lacerte |
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| Intuit ProSeries |
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| Intuit TurboTax |
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| KPB Associates TaxStream |
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| NewPortWave Year End Solutions |
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| Ortax Software IntelliTax Business for Windows |
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| Ortax Software IntelliTax Classic |
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| Sync Essentials Trade Accountant |
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| Thomson GoSystem Tax |
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| Universal Tax Systems TaxWise |
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| Time accounting software |
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| Payroll software |
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| Transaction server software |
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| Tumbleweed SecureTransport |
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Career Activities
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| Processing Information |
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| compile data for financial reports |
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| compute financial data |
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| compute taxes |
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| note discrepancies in financial records |
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| verify bank or financial transactions |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| analyze applicant's financial status |
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| analyze budgets |
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| analyze financial data |
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| analyze financial information to project future revenues or expense |
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| conduct financial investigations |
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| determine tax liability according to prescribed laws |
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| evaluate degree of financial risk |
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| make revenue forecasts |
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| perform general financial analysis |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| follow tax laws or regulations |
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| use accounting terminology |
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| use cost benefit analysis techniques |
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| use statistical cost estimation methods |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| advise clients on financial matters |
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| Getting Information |
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| obtain financial information from individuals |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| prepare audit reports or recommendations |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| inspect account books or system for efficiency, effectiveness, or acceptability |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| fill out business or government forms |
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| prepare financial reports |
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| prepare periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs |
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| prepare tax reports |
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| prepare tax returns |
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| write administrative procedures services manual |
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| develop or maintain budgeting databases |
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| Documenting/Recording Information |
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| maintain account records |
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| use accounting or bookkeeping software |
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| use computers to enter, access and retrieve financial data |
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| use spreadsheet software |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| confer with taxpayer or representative |
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| Monitoring and Controlling Resources |
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| develop budgets |
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| maintain record of organization expenses |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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