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

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Accountant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 25% of Accountant job descriptions contained aca as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

aca
25%
management accountant
20%
acca
20%
acma
20%
cima
20%
management accounts
20%
icaew
20%
icas
20%
finance
15%
accounting
10%
group management accountant
10%
variance analysis
10%
budgets
10%
accountant
10%
financial accountant
10%
vat
10%
construction
5%
transformational
5%
partnering
5%
kpi reports
5%
fp&a
5%
accountancy
5%
purchase ledger
5%
consolidation
5%
private equity
5%
analytical
5%
manufacturing
5%
analytical skills
5%
audit
5%
continuous improvement
5%
financial accounting
5%
financial reporting
5%
statutory
5%
capex
5%
sheet reconciliations
5%
ticket sales
5%
budget management
5%
auditor
5%
ifrs
5%
accounts senior
5%
practice accountant
5%
senior accountant
5%
accounts payable
5%
balance sheet
5%
month end close
5%
p11d
5%
payroll
5%
vat returns
5%
finance department
5%
analysis
5%
consolidated reporting
5%
sage line
5%
statutory accounts
5%
cost accountant
5%
cost accounting
5%
contract
5%
fund accountant
5%
real estate
5%
communication skills
5%
intercompany accounts
5%
management
5%
reporting
5%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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