Accounts Assistant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Accounts Assistant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounts Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounts Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 47% of Accounts Assistant job descriptions contained accounts assistant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounts assistant
47%
finance assistant
27%
sales ledger
24%
purchase ledger
24%
bookkeeping
20%
microsoft excel
17%
accounting
17%
assistant accountant
17%
finance clerk
14%
organisational skills
14%
aat
14%
accounts clerk
14%
computer literate
10%
aat level 3
7%
customer service
7%
reconcile
7%
manchester
7%
spreadsheet
7%
variance analysis
7%
highly numerate
7%
vat
7%
wip
7%
aat level 2
7%
credit controller
7%
highly detailed
7%
sage line 50
7%
xero
7%
true team player
7%
self management
7%
responsiveness
7%
friendly personality
7%
english language skills
7%
interpersonal skills
7%
receivables
4%
accountants
4%
accurate data entry
4%
administrative
4%
bank reconciliations
4%
data
4%
accounting technician
4%
accounts technician
4%
bookkeeper
4%
cash allocation
4%
cashflow analysis
4%
direct debits
4%
junior accountant
4%
finance
4%
typing
4%
accountant
4%
management accountant
4%
general office administration
4%
general admin
4%
accounts administrator
4%
cis
4%
communication skills
4%
purchase ledger clerk
4%
numeracy
4%
positive team player
4%
reliable
4%
time management
4%
corporation tax
4%
queries
4%
tax
4%
london
4%
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