Job Advertisement Analysis

Running head: JOB ADVERTISMENT ANALYIS 1
JOB ADVERTISMENT ANALYIS
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Abstract
A corporate accountant profession is important to corporations in the contemporary
accounting in terms of profit distribution; liquidation and preparation of consolidated financial
statement, formation of the company, and reconstructions of capital. The main purpose of this
paper is to help develop a precise understanding of learners on specific qualifications as well as
experiences sought by employers from corporate accountants. To complete this, the searches
have been done in different electronic media and job search portals and significant data collected
on number of job advertisements posted by employers in these two sources. A series of questions
have been answered in this paper as well as qualifications and experiences sought in such
advertisements with the learning outcomes, objectives as well as contents of HI5020 subject.

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Table of Contents
Abstract............................................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
1. Number of Job Advertisement.................................................................................................4
2. Name of Organization...............................................................................................................4
3. Job Titles..................................................................................................................................6
4. Personal Attributes:.................................................................................................................6
5. Personal Attributes and Explanation.......................................................................................7
6. Academic and Professional Qualification...............................................................................9
7. Relationship of roles, responsibilities, and task with H15020 Topics Learned......................10
8. Missing Attributes.................................................................................................................11
9. Skills, Attributes and Experience Needed Corporate Accountant.............................................12
Summary/Conclusion....................................................................................................................16
References......................................................................................................................................17

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Introduction
The precise understanding of the specific experiences and qualifications sought by
employers from corporate accountants is imperative in developing well-sought after corporate
accountant from the universities and colleges and continued into the workplace. Various job
advertisements as feasible on positions of corporate accountant, senior accountant, tax
accountant, corporate financial and management accountant and many other positions published
by Australian employers in electronic and job search portals including Jora and Indeed.
The specific discussion covers the personal attributes required from the corporate
accountants highlighted in the job advertisements alongside the comprehensive understanding of
every attributes as well as all academic qualifications and professionals of the corporate
accountant which are listed in the advertisement collected. It also discusses the linkage between
the fundamental roles, tasks and responsibilities recognized from the gathered advertisements
and the topics learnt in HI5020. The additional learning outcomes, topics, and attributes lacking
in the HI5020 listed on the job advertisement (Kaba, 2017). The experience, skills, as well as
attributes required to be corporate accountant are analytically examined with evaluation of how
the topics learnt in HI5020 have assisted me in acquiring experience, skills and attributes
essential for become an effective corporate accountant.
1. Number of Job Advertisement
30 job advertisements have been searched from Jora and Indeed)
2. Name of Organization
Organization Link

JOB ADVERTISMENT ANALYIS 5
Shire of
Serpentine-
Jarrahdale
http://www.lgassist.com.au/career/126965/Revenue-Accountant-Western-
Australia-Wa-Mundijong?
utm_campaign=jora_paid&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=joraau
Marathon
Health
https://au.jora.com/job/Management-Accountant-
410db1722a319190d3e8e1f40ca2fe8a?from_url=https%3A%2F
%2Fau.jora.com%2FAccountant-jobs&sl=&sol_srt=bc5e49f6-38d5-4725-
9a2a-
85a3a4fc1b2f&sp=serp&sponsored=false&sq=Accountant&sr=2&tk=f1s7ofZ
njHxiDJxetzku-1rHPWdcvY3ExApQj0aQN
MPAU
Finance
https://au.jora.com/job/Financial-Accountant-
8eca0b460a6d4ee2e18f8d965b72e2b1?from_url=https%3A%2F
%2Fau.jora.com%2FAccountant-jobs&sl=&sol_srt=bc5e49f6-38d5-4725-
9a2a-
85a3a4fc1b2f&sp=serp&sponsored=false&sq=Accountant&sr=10&tk=f1s7of
ZnjHxiDJxetzku-1rHPWdcvY3ExApQj0aQN
Australia
Zoo Beerwa
h QLD
https://au.jora.com/job/Senior-Financial-Accountant-
d7bf1cdd88d9cec732401b00f381c4a2?from_url=https%3A%2F
%2Fau.jora.com%2FAccountant-jobs&sl=&sol_srt=bc5e49f6-38d5-4725-
9a2a-
85a3a4fc1b2f&sp=serp&sponsored=false&sq=Accountant&sr=9&tk=f1s7ofZ

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njHxiDJxetzku-1rHPWdcvY3ExApQj0aQN
SITE
Centers -
Beachwood,
OH
https://www.indeed.com/q-Corporate-Accountant-jobs.html?
vjk=05ffb7fca626c5dc
Atrium
Health
https://www.indeed.com/q-Corporate-Accountant-jobs.html?
vjk=27e841d3bbd2a2d6
3. Job Titles
 Management Accountant
 Accountant
 Corporate Accountant
 Assistant Financial Accountant
 Financial Accountant
 Senior Financial Accountant
4. Personal Attributes:
 Ability to work in a team
 Capable of working under pressure
 Conceptual knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards
 Continually learning
 Creativity
 Stressing accuracy

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 High verbal and written communication skills levels
 Knowledge of the field
 Organization skills
 Accountability sense
 Strong Analytical Skills
 Strong ethical sense
 Reliability and trustworthiness
5. Personal Attributes and Explanation
Capable of doing work under pressure: A corporate accountant is required be highly
capable of doing work under pressure: The candidate must possess skills of coping with a
problem that arises during work.
Conceptual Knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards: Conceptual Knowledge of
AAS: The candidate must have AAS conceptual understanding.
High verbal and written level of communication skills: Excellent verbal communication
skills implies that you can create a relationship with your colleagues, whether they are rank-and-
file workers, board members, clients or suppliers who are so satisfied that they would like to
convey their gratitude.
Strong Analytical Skills: Analytical skills is capacity of data gathering and analysis,
problem-solving, as well as decision-making. Such strengths are helpful in addressing the issues
in a corporation and enhancing its overall achievement and productivity.
Strong ethical sense: Integrity and ethics are extremely valued personal attributes of a
corporate accountant. A corporate accountant has to distinguish right from wrong and always
showcase integrity in his accounting as well as bookkeeping activities.

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Constantly learning: Whereas accountant must have the strongest grasp of basics, a
corporate accountant has to show interest in keeping informed and updated. With emergence of
novel principles, taxes and laws, accounting fields is ever-altering (Bhasin, 2015). A corporate
accountant must make sure that they have deeper comprehension of up-to-date developments and
news in the fields. In the contemporary corporate accounting, technology and software plays a
significant role in the field and corporate accountants have to acknowledge such emerging
trends. A corporate accountant who does not keep learning will never stay an asset to the
company in the long run (Ganesan & George, 2019).
Stressing accuracy: It is imperative for corporate accountants to remain precise in their
respective work. Digit misplacement may lead to an enormous financial risks for the company.
As consequent, corporate accountant has to emphasize on details as well as put more stress on
accuracy of work. A corporate account must have sufficiently developed desired double-
checking skills his work to a level where it is the second nature.
Organization skills: Accountants must deal with enormous paperwork, data as well as
numbers every day. To stay on top of all such details, and access the correct info efficiently, a
corporate accountant must display excellent organizational skills.
Accountability sense: An essential quality of a corporate accountant is accepting
outcome and their respective work fallout. A corporate accountant has to own up to his mistakes
and make sure he is not recurrent. A corporate accountant must be cognizant that mistake can
happen even to the most diligent individuals, and hence he must take the desired steps towards
inaccuracies’ prevention.
Ability to efficiently work in a team: Bookkeeping and accounting requires the team
effort and corporate accountant has to manage working with a team in desired work delivery.