# Accountants and Auditors > Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data. - Code: 13-2011.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 13-2011) - Family: [Business & Financial](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-13), one of its 50 occupations - Tasks: 29 tasks (20 core, 5 supplemental and 4 not rated) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/13-2011.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/13-2011.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Prepare detailed reports on audit findings. Core task · Task 21505 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 2. Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities. Core task · Task 21506 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 3. Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies. Core task · Task 21507 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 4. Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions. Core task · Task 21508 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 5. Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required. Core task · Task 21509 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 6. Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters. Core task · Task 21510 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 7. Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity. Core task · Task 21511 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 8. Inspect cash on hand, notes receivable and payable, negotiable securities, and canceled checks to confirm records are accurate. Core task · Task 21512 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 9. Examine records and interview workers to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations. Core task · Task 21513 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 10. Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. Core task · Task 21514 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 11. Prepare adjusting journal entries. Core task · Task 21515 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 12. Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences. Core task · Task 21516 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 13. Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts. Core task · Task 21517 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 14. Examine inventory to verify journal and ledger entries. Core task · Task 21518 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 15. Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice. Core task · Task 21519 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 16. Report to management regarding the finances of establishment. Core task · Task 21520 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 17. Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology. Core task · Task 21521 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 18. Evaluate taxpayer finances to determine tax liability, using knowledge of interest and discount rates, annuities, valuation of stocks and bonds, and amortization valuation of depletable assets. Core task · Task 21522 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 19. Examine whether the organization's objectives are reflected in its management activities, and whether employees understand the objectives. Core task · Task 21523 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 20. Audit payroll and personnel records to determine unemployment insurance premiums, workers' compensation coverage, liabilities, and compliance with tax laws. Core task · Task 21524 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 21. Review taxpayer accounts, and conduct audits on-site, by correspondence, or by summoning taxpayer to office. Supplemental task · Task 21525 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 22. Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements. Supplemental task · Task 21526 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 23. Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans. Supplemental task · Task 21527 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 24. Direct activities of personnel engaged in filing, recording, compiling, and transmitting financial records. Supplemental task · Task 21529 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 25. Conduct pre-implementation audits to determine if systems and programs under development will work as planned. Supplemental task · Task 21530 · Rated by O*NET analysts, November 2020 26. Develop, maintain, or analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs. Not rated · Task 21531 · Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020 27. Prepare, analyze, or verify annual reports, financial statements, and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess financial condition and facilitate financial planning. Not rated · Task 21532 · Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020 28. Process invoices for payment. Not rated · Task 21533 · Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020 29. Review data about material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, or expenditures. 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