About the job
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:
- Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
- Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
- Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
- Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
- Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
- Getting Information
- Working with Computers
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
About the test (Full Version)
The 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
- Resilience
- 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 (2023) |
Bottom 10%: | | $50,440 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $62,720 or less |
Median: | | $79,880 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $103,990 or more |
Top 10%: | | $137,280 or more |
US Employment Statistics |
2023: | | 1,562,000 |
2033 (projected): | | 1,653,400 |
Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 130,800 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Economics and Accounting
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Law and Government
- Administrative
- Computers and Electronics
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
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Top Abilities
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Number Facility
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Oral Comprehension
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Alternate Titles for this Role: Account Auditor, Accountant, Accounting Auditor, Accounting Consultant, Accounting Methods Analyst, Accounting Officer, Accounting Systems Analyst, Asset Analyst, Audit Associate, Audit Partner, Auditor, Auditor-In-Charge, Bank Accountant, Budget Accountant, Bursar, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), City Auditor, Compliance Analyst, Compliance Auditor, Compliance Coordinator, Corporate Accountant, Cost Accountant, County Auditor, Data Processing Auditor, Field Auditor, Financial Accountant, Financial Auditor, Financial Systems Analyst, Forensic Accountant, Fund Accountant, General Accountant, General Ledger Accountant, Industrial Accountant, Information Systems Auditor, Insurance Auditor, Internal Auditor, Inventory Accountant, Inventory Auditor, Medical Accountant, Medical Auditor, Mutual Fund Accountant, Payroll Analyst, Payroll Auditor, Project Accountant, Property Accountant, Public Accountant, Quality Control Auditor, Railroad Accountant, Railroad Auditor, Revenue Accountant, Revenue Audit Clerk, Revenue Tax Specialist, Staff Accountant, Staff Auditor, Tax Accountant, Tax Associate, Tax Auditor, Tax Professional, Tax Specialist, Traveling Accountant, Traveling Auditor, Traveling Repair Accountant
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