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What are the key skills required for a great Accountant?

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Question added by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.
Date Posted: 2014/09/04
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The skills required for an ideal accountant would be :

1. Sound knowledge of accounting including principles, practices and national and international standards.

2. Mathematical skills including quantitative techniques specialy for resource optimization.

3. Book keeping skills.

4. Analytical and interpretational skills.

5. Budgeting and Forecasting.

6. Management and Leadership skills.

7. And above all, ability to make wise decisions even in most difficult and painful situations.

 

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

  1. Logical thinking

  2. Love of numbers

  3. Strong communication skills

  4. Analytical ability

  5. Ability to synthesize

  6. Solid computer skills.

Shafeer Rasheed
by Shafeer Rasheed , Corporate Accountant , ELITE HOLIDAYS

1. Financial Accounting knowledge. 

2. Business analyzing skills.

3. Calculating, Pricing skills. 

4. MIS Reporting skills & Communication skills. 

5. Budgeting skills & Supervising skills. 

6. Accuracy is most important. 

7. He Should be responsible,  understanding and fast learner.

 

MUDDASSER ALI
by MUDDASSER ALI , Manager Accounts , M/s Ghulam Muhammad & Sons (GMS (Pvt) Ltd). (Autoparts Manufacturing Concern)

  1. Clarity of Accouting Concepts
  2. Command in Accounting Cycle
  3. Alertness & Sound Judgement
  4. Dedication and obsession for Accounting
  5. Apptitude towards Accounting
  6. Ability to work under Pressure
  7. Ability to Train,Guide and Manage subordinates.
  8. Ability to find out the soulotion of any Problem regarding Accounting

FITAH MOHAMED
by FITAH MOHAMED , Financial Manager , FUEL AND ENERGY CO for transportion petroleum materials

iI think the keys are 

1 honesty 

2 knowledge and accounting information 

3 skills Accuracy 

4 analytical skills 

5. organization skills 

6 management skills 

7 research and development  him-self  always 

Ahmed kandil
by Ahmed kandil , Cost Controller , Battour Holding Cpompany

1- continous improvement 

2- open mind 

3- ability to forcasting 

4- ability to work in more than one department ( payable , cost  etc )

5- have goal in his job 

6- analysis and controlling skills 

7- communication skills 

8- computer and office skills 

9- ERP skils 

10- reporting and timly decision making 

 

 

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