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

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Accounts Payable Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounts Payable role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounts Payable job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 75% of Accounts Payable job descriptions contained accounts payable as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounts payable
75%
purchase ledger
56%
sage
35%
sales ledger
35%
accounts assistant
30%
aat
30%
accounts receivable
25%
accounts
25%
payroll
20%
hybrid working
10%
microsoft outlook
10%
finance
10%
ap
10%
accounting
10%
bookkeeper
5%
cis
5%
dynamics
5%
suppliers
5%
remittances
5%
queries
5%
bacs
5%
chaps
5%
invoices
5%
payment runs
5%
reconciliation
5%
ms excel
5%
fmcg
5%
credit control
5%
construction industry
5%
cis returns
5%
xero
5%
senior accounts payable
5%
real estate
5%
purchase ledger clerk
5%
property
5%
financial services
5%
accounts payable clerk
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.

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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