6.0ModerateNo Shortage
Accountants
Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals · Accountants, Auditors and Company Secretaries
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Median Weekly Pay
$2,003
Full-time workers
Employment
215,500
Total workers
10yr Growth
+16.6%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
No Shortage
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation54.0%
Augmentation73.0%
Key Tasks
- •Assisting in formulating budgetary and accounting policies
- •Preparing financial statements for presentation to boards of directors, management, shareholders, and governing and statutory bodies
- •Conducting financial investigations, preparing reports, undertaking audits and advising on matters such as the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers, capital financing, suspected fraud, insolvency and taxation
- •Examining operating costs and organisations' income and expenditure
- •Providing assurance about the accuracy of information contained in financial reports and their compliance with statutory requirements
- •Providing financial and taxation advice on business structures, plans and operations
- •Preparing taxation returns for individuals and organisations
- •Liaising with financial institutions and brokers to establish funds management arrangements
- •Introducing and maintaining accounting systems, and advising on the selection and application of computer-based accounting systems
- •Maintaining internal control systems
- •May appraise cash flow and financial risk of capital investment projects
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
42
Female Share
54.0%
Part-Time Share
16.0%
Skill Level
1 / 5
Highest