Accountants

Key Tasks

• •Assisting in formulating budgetary and accounting policies
• •Preparing financial statements for presentation to boards of directors, management, shareholders, and governing and statutory bodies
• •Conducting financial investigations, preparing reports, undertaking audits and advising on matters such as the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers, capital financing, suspected fraud, insolvency and taxation
• •Examining operating costs and organisations' income and expenditure
• •Providing assurance about the accuracy of information contained in financial reports and their compliance with statutory requirements
• •Providing financial and taxation advice on business structures, plans and operations
• •Preparing taxation returns for individuals and organisations
• •Liaising with financial institutions and brokers to establish funds management arrangements
• •Introducing and maintaining accounting systems, and advising on the selection and application of computer-based accounting systems
• •Maintaining internal control systems
• •May appraise cash flow and financial risk of capital investment projects

Employment Projections to 2034