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, 31% of Accountant job descriptions contained management accounts as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

management accounts
31%
acca
31%
accounting
24%
acma
16%
accountancy firm
16%
accounting software
16%
sheet reconciliations
16%
communication skills
16%
icas
16%
icaew
16%
cima
16%
aca
16%
vat
16%
management accounting
16%
chartered accountants
16%
accountant
16%
sales ledger
8%
management accountant
8%
commercial accountant
8%
chartered accountant
8%
purchase ledger
8%
qualified accountant
8%
sage accounts
8%
variance
8%
vat returns
8%
xero
8%
accountancy
8%
balance sheet
8%
utilities
8%
analytical skills
8%
aat
8%
uk gaap
8%
statutory accounts
8%
taxation
8%
statutory accounting
8%
company secretarial work
8%
year end accounts
8%
corporation tax
8%
ticket sales
8%
finance
8%
capex
8%
statutory
8%
financial reporting
8%
financial accounting
8%
continuous improvement
8%
audit
8%
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