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Financial Reporting Accountant

Finance
Accounting Professionals
Accountant

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.

At a Glance

Financial Reporting Accountant. Typical education: Bachelor's degree. Experience: 5.3–5.5 years. Top skills: Accounting, Financial Statements, Public Accounting.

Avg Annual Salary

Not available

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience

5.3–5.5 years

Job Postings

4

Parent Occupation (O*NET)

Accountants and Auditors

Bright Outlook

Median Wage

$81,680/yr

Growth (2024-34)

+4.6%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Skills & Requirements

Specialized Skills (21)

Accounting

5.0

Financial Statements

5.0

Public Accounting

4.9

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

4.9

Finance

4.9

Consolidation

4.8

Technical Accounting

4.8

SEC Filing

4.8

Standard Accounting Practices

4.7

External Auditing

4.7

General Ledger Reconciliation

4.6

Internal Auditing

4.6

Internal Controls

4.5

External Reporting

4.5

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance

4.3

Financial Modeling

4.3

Accounting Research

4.2

Financial Services

4.1

Research Experiences

4.0

Bank Reconciliations

4.0

Common Skills (9)

Management

4.6

Interpersonal Communications

4.5

Multitasking

4.4

Self-Starter

4.4

Research

4.4

Filing

4.3

Coordinating

4.2

Memos

4.1

Presentations

4.0

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