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How much of a Accountant’s job can AI already do?
Today an AI can already classify, reconcile, and prep a first close. The final call, and what goes to the tax office, still has a name on it.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Accountant
35%
AI can already do 35% of this job.
#17 / 693
View rankingAccountant
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 22% | +2.6 |
Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 9% | 48% | +4.3 |
Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 8% | 55% | +4.4 |
Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 55% | +3.9 |
Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 55% | +3.9 |
Prepare adjusting journal entries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 38% | 28% | +10.6 |
| Total | 100% | 35% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- ledger entries
- close accounts
- reconcile banks
- accounting department processes
- financial department processes
- economics
- corporate law
- accounting
- inspect tax returns
- control financial resources
Sources for this job· O*NET 13-2011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2411
IS WORK OVER?
Exam invigilator
22%
#447 / 693
View rankingExam invigilator
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Hall, the protocol and the clock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Identity, the ID and the one who is not.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Copying, the phone and removing it without a circus.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Incident, the minute and not making it up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The one who shakes, extra time and not humiliating.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they do not copy, and not humiliating.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- exam protocols
- ID
- phones
- incident minutes
- extra time
- exam hall
- remove without a circus
- not humiliate
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-1191.00· ESCO/ISCO 2359