Accounting: Skills and Talents

Accounting offers superb career opportunities in many different contexts. The field is normally divided into three broad areas: auditing, financial/tax and management accounting. The skills required in these areas differ as follows:

Skills Audit A/c. m.a.f.a.

People skills Medium Medium Medium
Sales skills Medium Medium Low
Communicat Medium Medium High
Analy. skills High Very High High
Creative Low Medium Medium
Initiative Medium Medium Medium
Computer High High Very High
Work hrs. 40-70 40-70 40-50
per week