2411-Accountants

Job Title: 

Accountants

Job Description: 

Accountants plan, organise and administer accounting systems for individuals and establishments. They examine and analyse the accounting and financial records of individuals and establishments to ensure accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards and procedures.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • advising on, planning and installing budgetary, accounts controlling and other accounting policies and systems
  • preparing and certifying financial statements for presentation to management, shareholders and statutory or other bodies
  • preparing tax returns, advising on taxation problems and contesting disputed claims before tax officials
  • preparing or reporting on profit forecasts and budgets
  • conducting financial investigations in such matters as suspected fraud, insolvency and bankruptcy
  • auditing accounts and bookkeeping records
  • conducting investigations and advising management on financial aspects of productivity, stockholdings, sales, new products, etc.
  • devising and controlling a system to determine unit cost of products and services
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Accountant
Auditor
Chartered accountant
Tax accountant

This unit group excludes

Assistant accountant (3313)
Bookkeeper (4311)

Specific Occupations: 

24111
Accountant (excluding tax accountant)

24112
Auditor (accounting)

24113
Tax accountant

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Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore