Chief Accountant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy (qualified)

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Chief Accountant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Chief Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Chief Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 32% of Chief Accountant job descriptions contained finance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance
32%
budgeting
19%
forecasting
19%
accounting
19%
statutory accounts
19%
acca
13%
analysis
13%
chief accountant
13%
cash flow
13%
financial controller
13%
head of finance
13%
deputy section 151
13%
cima
13%
cfo
13%
professional development
7%
principal accountant
7%
management
7%
financial control
7%
financial planning
7%
financial strategy
7%
qualified accountant
7%
staff management
7%
public sector accountant
7%
treasury management
7%
group accounts
7%
revenue
7%
balance sheet
7%
treasury
7%
financial management
7%
erp
7%
qualified chartered accountant
7%
management information
7%
finance business partner
7%
reporting
7%
sales
7%
accountancy
7%
fixed assets
7%
accountant
7%
corby
7%
kettering
7%
leicester
7%
management accountant
7%
northampton
7%
peterborough
7%
renewable
7%
group financial controller
7%
budget management
7%
finance function
7%
management accounts
7%
capital accounting
7%
month-end
7%
vat
7%
year end accounts
7%
capital
7%
housing
7%
nhs
7%
transport
7%
director of finance
7%
director of finance and operations
7%
director of finance and resources
7%
finance manager
7%
financial services manager
7%
management skills
7%
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