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Accountant
Keeps the books: records transactions, closes each month, reconciles accounts and prepares filings.
More specific roles under it: Finance manager or controller
Workflows for this work
The job in 4 areas. Each part is a workflow: open it for its steps and the tools that do each one. Built from occupational data and the field's own body of knowledge; sources at the end.
Accountant57 skill packs · 9 MCP servers · 3 pluginsEach part is a workflow. The number beside it is how many tools help with it
1Keep the books
Record every transaction in the right account so the numbers can be trusted.
2Close and report
Turn the books into financial statements at month end and year end.
3Handle taxes
Work out what is owed and file on time.
4Check controls and audit
Test that records are accurate and that controls stop errors and fraud.
Sources for this tree, 5
- PractitionerWhat does an auditor do?AICPA & CIMA
- Body of knowledgeEverything You Need to Know About the CPA ExamAICPA & CIMA
- StandardInternal Control (guidance on the Internal Control, Integrated Framework)Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)
- Occupational dataAccountants and Auditors (13-2011.00), O*NET OnLine summary reportNational Center for O*NET Development, for the U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational dataBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (43-3031.00), O*NET OnLine summary reportNational Center for O*NET Development, for the U.S. Department of Labor
O*NET occupations consulted: 13-2011.00, 43-3031.00. Read on 2026-10-04.
Everything suggested for this role
Each pick says which of the role's tools or work it matched. Auto-listed means automated checks only.
Skill packs53
MCP servers5
Plugins and agents2
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