Accounting Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Accounting Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounting role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounting job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 30% of Accounting job descriptions contained accounting as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounting
30%
financial accounting co-ordinator
12%
accountant
12%
aat
12%
sage
12%
accounting technician
12%
aca
12%
acca
12%
credit control
6%
analysis
6%
accounts manager
6%
accounts senior
6%
audit
6%
accounts supervisor
6%
accounts administrator
6%
assistant accountant
6%
part-qualified accountant
6%
business development
6%
cloud accounting
6%
it skills
6%
part qualified accountant
6%
xero
6%
reinsurance
6%
accounts payable
6%
invoicing
6%
netsuite
6%
organisational skills
6%
finance
6%
book keeper
6%
debtors
6%
continuous improvement
6%
financial
6%
computer literate
6%
forensic accounting
6%
accounts
6%
purchase ledger
6%
sage50
6%
sales ledger
6%
accountancy
6%
accountancy firm
6%
chartered accountant
6%
qualified chartered accountant
6%
advisory
6%
chartered accountants
6%
communication skills
6%
financial advisory
6%
numeracy
6%
insolvency
6%
liquidation
6%
relocation
6%
cima
6%
financial controller
6%
interpersonal skills
6%
management
6%
management accounts
6%
project management
6%
statutory accounts
6%
tax advisory
6%
financial operations
6%

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.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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