Career switch, measured
From Accountant to Bookkeeper
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 70% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Accounting, Financial reporting, Accounts payable, Excel; the main skills to add are Bookkeeping, Customer service, Data entry.
70%
skill overlap
726
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAccountantBookkeeper
- Accounting85%82%
- Financial reporting47%44%
- Accounts payable16%27%
- Excel51%33%
- Accounts receivable12%16%
- Auditing74%22%
- ERP systems33%18%
- Payroll14%43%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Bookkeeper postings, rarely in Accountant ones.
SkillAccountantBookkeeper
- Bookkeeping–44%
- Customer service9%43%
- Data entry–9%
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Plan your move to Bookkeeper
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