A professional who applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. Responsibilities include:

• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
• Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize current and projected company financial position, using calculator or computer.
• Audits contracts, orders, and vouchers, and prepares reports to substantiate individual transactions prior to settlement.
• May establish, modify, document, and coordinate implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
• May devise and implement manual or computer-based system for general accounting.
• May direct and coordinate activities of other accountants and clerical workers performing accounting and bookkeeping tasks.