Accountant

Prepares and analyses financial records, budgets, tax information and reports to support sound financial management and compliance. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 9 linked programmes across 3 universities. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.

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Career overview

What does a Accountant do?

Prepares and analyses financial records, budgets, tax information and reports to support sound financial management and compliance.

Demand level: High

Earning potential

Estimated annual salaries

JuniorR240 000 p.a.Mid-levelR480 000 p.a.SeniorR850 000 p.a.

Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

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Skills linked to this career

Attention to detail · EssentialFinancial reporting · EssentialAccounting software · ImportantAnalytical thinking · ImportantTax knowledge · Important
Study routes

Programmes linked to this career

These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.

Diploma in Accountancy — Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Sciences — University of Pretoria

BCom — University of the Western Cape

BCom 4 years — University of the Western Cape

BCom Accounting (3yrs) — University of the Western Cape

BCom Accounting (4yrs) — University of the Western Cape

BCom Financial Accounting — University of the Western Cape

BCom Information Systems — University of the Western Cape

BEd Accounting (FET), Economic and Management Sciences (SP) and Mathematics (SP) — University of the Western Cape

These are only some of the programmes linked to this career.

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What does a Accountant do?

Prepares and analyses financial records, budgets, tax information and reports to support sound financial management and compliance.

What skills are important for this career?

Important skills include Attention to detail, Financial reporting, Accounting software, Analytical thinking, Tax knowledge.

What salary can I expect?

VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

Which programmes can lead to this career?

9 linked programmes are currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.