What is Accountant?
An accountant is someone who is responsible for analyzing financial information and preparing financial statements.?The report serves to determine or maintain an archive of assets, liabilities, profits and losses, tax obligations, or other financial activities in an organization.
Minimum education level
PT3
SPM
STPM
Diploma
Degree
Average Salary
Example of a Job Position
Task
Knowledge
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modeling, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination between people and resources.
English
Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.
Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, financial markets, banking, and financial data analysis and reports.
Skills
Complex Problem Solving
Identify complex problems and review related information in order to develop and evaluate options and solutions that can be applied.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled
Reading Understanding
Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.
Mathematics
Use mathematics to solve problems
Capability
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Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing
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Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods and formulas to solve problems.
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Ability To Count - The ability to do added, less, times, divide quickly and precisely.