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

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Assistant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 38% of Assistant job descriptions contained acca as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

acca
38%
aca
38%
management accounts
30%
ifrs
17%
management
17%
audit
13%
bookkeeper
9%
icas
9%
sage
9%
statutory accounts
9%
tax
9%
hmrc
9%
xero
9%
uk gaap
9%
databases
9%
finance
9%
microsoft office
9%
vat returns
9%
professional services
9%
vat
5%
payroll services
5%
payroll
5%
financial services
5%
global mobility
5%
accounting software
5%
budget management
5%
omb
5%
sme
5%
communication skills
5%
engagement
5%
part qualified
5%
festivals
5%
finance function
5%
sheet reconciliations
5%
statutory audit
5%
financial planning
5%
personal tax
5%
self assessment tax returns
5%
cash flow
5%
cash management
5%
year end accounts
5%
bespoke
5%
claims
5%
data
5%
reporting
5%
analysis
5%
financial control
5%
frs
5%
forecasting
5%
staff management
5%
communicator
5%
limited companies
5%
bookkeeping
5%
reviewing accounts
5%
cima
5%
legal
5%
tax returns
5%
banking
5%
financial 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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