Level Description
Professional’ Leveling Guide consists of jobs with a professional nature that require “learned knowledge” most often attained through advanced education and experience. This can include business and/or clinical professionals.

Market Summary
Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepares all financial reports. Maintains or oversees the control of accounts and records in such areas as disbursements expenses tax payments and income. Compiles and analyzes financial information to record transactions. Prepares balance sheet profit and loss and cash flow statements, prepares and consolidates financial statements and other accounting schedules and reports.

Impact
• May manage projects and processes, working independently with limited supervision.
• Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components. Often operates in ambiguous situations.

Communication
• Interacts with internal stakeholders within own department and departmental management, as well as external stakeholders which may include clients and customers.
• Influences internal and external parties, who regularly have divergent interests, to achieve short-term national and project objectives; represent the organization within area of responsibility.

Innovation
• Modifies existing methods, techniques and/or processes across job areas.
• Problems and issues faced are in general difficult, and sometimes complex.

Knowledge
• In-depth knowledge and expertise in own discipline combined with good understanding of market practice required.
• Typically requires:
- a bachelor's degree and 5-8 years of experience<