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Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Accountants and Auditors
Description
Licensed accounting professional who provides audit and assurance, financial reporting, and tax services. Examine and interpret accounting records, prepare and attest to financial statements under GAAP/GAAS, advise on internal controls and compliance, and design or improve accounting and budgeting systems.
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
  • • Oral Comprehension
  • • Written Comprehension
  • • Oral Expression
  • • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
  • • Problem Sensitivity
  • • Deductive Reasoning
  • • Inductive Reasoning
  • • Information Ordering
  • • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
  • • Mathematical Reasoning
  • • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
  • • Flexibility of Closure
  • • Perceptual Speed
Visual Abilities
  • • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
  • • Speech Recognition
  • • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
  • • Administration and Management
  • • Administrative
  • • Economics and Accounting
  • • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
  • • Computers and Electronics
Mathematics and Science
  • • Mathematics
Arts and Humanities
  • • English Language
Law and Public Safety
  • • Law and Government
Skills
Content
  • • Reading Comprehension
  • • Active Listening
  • • Writing
  • • Speaking
  • • Mathematics
Process
  • • Critical Thinking
  • • Active Learning
  • • Monitoring
Social Skills
  • • Social Perceptiveness
  • • Coordination
  • • Persuasion
  • • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
  • • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
  • • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
  • • Time Management
Related specializations
Interview options
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Source
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
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