ACCOUNTANT (GENERAL)-ANZSCO :221111

State		Capital	Visa subclass 190	Visa subclass 489	Visa subclass 189
ACT	Australian Capital Territory	Canberra
NSW	New South Wales	Sydney
NT	Northern Territory	Darwin
QLD	Queensland	Brisbane
SA	South Australia	Adelaide
TAS	Tasmania	Hobart
VIC	Victoria	Melbourne
WA	Western Australia	Perth

ANZSCO 221111: Accountant (General)

Major Group: 2 - Professionals | Sub-Major Group: 22 - Business,Human Resource and Marketing Professionals | Minor Group: 221 -Accountants, Auditors and Company Secretaries | Unit Group: 2211 -Accountants

Description: Provides services relating to compliance-based financial reporting, auditing, insolvency and accounting information systems; and advises on associated record-keeping requirements. Registration or licensing may be required for certain services such as auditing.

Skill Level 1 : Occupations at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Specializations

•     Financial Analyst
•     Insolvency Consultant
•     Insolvency Practitioner

Specialization titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialized tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation.

Unit Group 2211:Accountants

Description: Plan and provide accounting systems and services relating to taxation and the financial dealings of organizations and individuals, and advise on associated record-keeping and compliance requirements.

Skill Level: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

Tasks

•     assisting in formulating budgetary and accounting policies
•     preparing financial statements for presentation to boards of directors, management, shareholders, and governing and statutory bodies
•     conducting financial investigations, preparing reports, undertaking audits and advising on matters such as the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers, capital financing, suspected fraud, insolvency and taxation
•     examining operating costs and organizations' income and expenditure
•     providing assurance about the accuracy of information contained in financial reports and their compliance with statutory requirements
•     providing financial and taxation advice on business structures, plans and operations
•     preparing taxation returns for individuals and organizations
•     liaising with financial institutions and brokers to establish funds management arrangements
•     introducing and maintaining accounting systems, and advising on the selection and application of computer-based accounting systems
•     maintaining internal control systems
•     may appraise cash flow and financial risk of capital investment projects

Other occupations in this Unit Group

•     221112 - Management Accountant
•     221113 - Taxation Accountant