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, 28% of Chief Accountant job descriptions contained finance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance
28%
accounting
17%
acca
17%
statutory accounts
17%
cima
17%
budgeting
17%
analysis
17%
forecasting
17%
cash flow
17%
financial controller
17%
head of finance
12%
reporting
12%
erp
12%
deputy section 151
12%
chief accountant
12%
cfo
12%
management skills
6%
financial planning
6%
financial control
6%
principal accountant
6%
month-end
6%
balance sheet
6%
financial services manager
6%
finance manager
6%
director of finance and resources
6%
director of finance and operations
6%
sales
6%
management
6%
financial strategy
6%
qualified accountant
6%
public sector accountant
6%
treasury management
6%
treasury
6%
qualified chartered accountant
6%
accountancy
6%
staff management
6%
finance business partner
6%
management information
6%
financial management
6%
vat
6%
revenue
6%
professional development
6%
group accounts
6%
northampton
6%
academy
6%
charity
6%
funding
6%
line management
6%
strategic planning
6%
audit
6%
forecast
6%
manufacturing
6%
statutory
6%
variance analysis
6%
accountant
6%
corby
6%
kettering
6%
leicester
6%
management accountant
6%
director of finance
6%
peterborough
6%
renewable
6%
group financial controller
6%
budget management
6%
finance function
6%
management accounts
6%
capital accounting
6%
fixed assets
6%
aca
6%
year end accounts
6%
capital
6%
housing
6%
nhs
6%
transport
6%

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