Description

All businesses employ or engage the services of an accountant. They record the company’s daily expenditure, income and investments. They may also, through cost accounting, analyse production costs or turnover by product and draw up the annual balance sheet under the supervision of a chartered accountant.

Qualities and skills

• Organisation and attention to detail
• Independence and accuracy
• Ability to cope with work-related pressure (such as preparing the balance sheet, etc.)
• Honesty, integrity and credibility
• Proficiency in office software and accounting software
• Understanding and knowledge of legal, tax and accounting standards
• Financial analysis
• General and cost accounting
• Design of procedures
• Budgetary principles and management indicators

Educational qualifications and training

Accounting and management qualifications

Two years’ further education (Bac + 2): BTS in Accounting and Management; Professional qualification as an accounting and tax manager

Bac + 3 Various BUTs in business and public administration management Professional Bachelor’s degrees specialising in management and accounting professions (management control, taxation, accounting and financial management, client portfolio manager in an accountancy firm, auditing Specialised training: CS (Certificate of Specialisation) in agricultural accounting and management consultancy

Sectors and organisations

Whether small or large companies, public sector organisations or associations, all professional organisations require accounting expertise.