Career switch, measured
From Bookkeeper to Financial Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 60% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Accounting, Financial reporting, Excel, Accounts receivable; the main skills to add are Leadership, CPA, Forecasting, Budgeting.
60%
skill overlap
1,121
open Financial Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillBookkeeperFinancial Manager
- Accounting82%79%
- Financial reporting44%34%
- Excel33%33%
- Accounts receivable16%11%
- Accounts payable27%10%
- Auditing22%41%
- ERP systems18%25%
- Payroll43%12%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Financial Manager postings, rarely in Bookkeeper ones.
SkillBookkeeperFinancial Manager
- Leadership8%70%
- CPA–45%
- Forecasting–42%
- Budgeting5%40%
- Training and coaching–28%
- Stakeholder management7%26%
- Financial modeling–25%
- Process improvement7%25%
Plan your move to Financial Manager
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