Accountant / Auditor
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Interacting With Computers - use spreadsheet software
- Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.
- Prepare adjusting journal entries.
- Getting Information - obtain financial information from individuals
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
About the test (Full Version)
The HR Avatar Accountant / Auditor Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Accountant / Auditor test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
This test also contains an automatically-scored essay component. Writing is a key skill for many jobs and also demonstrates the ability to generate, organize, and communicate relevant ideas effectively.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
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Knowledge and Skills
- Financial Accounting Concepts
- Writing
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Drive
- Integrity
- Teamwork
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Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2019) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $44,480 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $55,900 or less |
| Median: | | $71,550 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $94,340 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $124,450 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2018: | | 1,424,000 |
| 2028 (projected): | | 1,514,700 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 146,000 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Economics and Accounting
- Mathematics
- Clerical
- English Language
- Law and Government
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Computers and Electronics
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
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Top Abilities
- Written Comprehension
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Oral Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Number Facility
- Near Vision
- Written Expression
- Oral Comprehension
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| Education Requirements |
| Some College: | | 39% |
| Associate's Degree (2 yr): | | 14% |
| Bachelor's Degree: | | 42% |
| Master's Degree: | | 3% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 8% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 22% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 7% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 47% |
| 4 - 6 Years: | | 6% |
| 6 - 8 Years: | | 6% |
| More than 10 Years: | | 2% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Accountant, Accountant Manager, Accounting Consultant, Accounting Manager, Accounting Methods Analyst, Accounting Officer, Accounting Supervisor, Accounting Systems Analyst, Asset Analyst, Bank Accountant, Budget Accountant, Bursar, Business Analyst, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Corporate Accountant, Cost Accountant, Cost Accounting Manager, Financial Accountant, Forensic Accountant, Fund Accountant, General Accountant, General Ledger Accountant, Industrial Accountant, Inventory Accountant, Medical Accountant, Mutual Fund Accountant, Project Accountant, Property Accountant, Public Accountant, Railroad Accountant, Reporting Analyst, Revenue Accountant, Staff Accountant, Tax Accountant, Traveling Accountant, Traveling Repair Accountant
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