LawyerAccountant

Lawyer Accountant

A hard but achievable career change. Moving from Lawyer to Accountant requires building new skills and possibly new credentials — but people do it successfully every year.

Moeilijkheid

7 / 10

Hard

Tijdlijn

6–18 mnd

Afhankelijk van ervaring

Vaardigheidsoverlap

34%

4 van 12 vaardigheden komen overeen

Salaris impact

-5%

Op mid-level (NL)

Vaardigheidsanalyse

Al in bezit

financiële jaarrekeningenjaarrekeningen interpreterenbelastingwetgevingcommercieel recht

Aan te leren

jaarrekeningen opstellenfinanciële prestaties van een bedrijf analyserenboekhouding controlerenboekingenbelastingen berekeneneen balans opmakenboekhoudkundige techniekenafschrijving
API-bron: Skill data from ESCO API
GET https://ec.europa.eu/esco/api/resource/occupation?uri={occupationUri}&language=en
Overlap computed by matching hasEssentialSkill[].uri between source and target occupations.
NL layer: GET https://api.competentnl.nl/v1/occupation/{id}/skills

Leerpad

Finance and accounting foundations

Maand 12 · 6–10 uur/week

Study financial accounting: income statement, balance sheet, cash flow
Excel and financial modelling — CFI free courses are excellent
Understand Dutch GAAP / IFRS basics
CFI Financial Modelling →

Professional qualification path

Maand 35 · 8–12 uur/week

Start the CFA program (Level 1) or pursue a Dutch RA/RC qualification
Learn ERP systems: SAP, Oracle, or Exact (common in NL SMEs)
Build financial models for real companies using public filings

Apply in your sector

Maand 67 · 5–8 uur/week

Your Lawyer background + finance skills is a rare combination — lean into it
Seek financial analyst or controller roles in your previous industry
Network at Finance & Accounting events (NVRA, NBA — Dutch accounting bodies)
CFA Institute →

Job search

Maand 78 · ongoing uur/week

Target junior analyst, financial controller, or FP&A roles
Consider Big 4 graduate schemes — Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, EY all have NL offices
Salary negotiations: know the CBS benchmark for your target role

Salaris impact (Nederland)

NiveauLawyerAccountantWijziging
Junior (0–3 jr)48k48k+0%
Mid-level (3–7 jr)61k60k-2%
Senior (7+ jr)81k78k-4%

Bron: CBS OData salarisstatistieken, UWV Arbeidsmarktdata 2025. Bruto jaarsalaris, Nederland. Individuele resultaten variëren per sector, bedrijfsgrootte en regio.

API-bron: CBS StatLine tabel 85517NED — Werknemers; uurloon en beroep (BRC)
GET https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/odata/85517NED/TypedDataSet
Bruto uurloon per BRC-code × 1720 uur = jaarinkomen. Periode: 2024.