Accounts Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Accounts Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounts role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounts job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 41% of Accounts job descriptions contained accounts assistant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounts assistant
41%
purchase ledger
35%
accounts
26%
sales ledger
24%
accounts payable
22%
bookkeeping
20%
finance
20%
accounts receivable
18%
payroll
15%
accounting
15%
vat
11%
aat
11%
sage
11%
invoicing
11%
microsoft excel
11%
xero
9%
accounts administrator
9%
accountancy
7%
assistant accountant
7%
accounts semi senior
7%
organisational skills
7%
reconciliations
5%
accounts admin
5%
finance admin
5%
bank reconciliations
5%
sage line 50
5%
invoice
5%
legal
5%
credit control
5%
finance assistant
5%
hull
5%
sage accounts
5%
credit
3%
bookeeper
3%
expenses
3%
accounts administration
3%
accounts production
3%
charity
3%
sales
3%
limited companies
3%
sole traders
3%
admin
3%
administrative
3%
assistant
3%
diligent
3%
bookkeeper
3%
construction
3%
computer literate
3%
customer service
3%
english language skills
3%
friendly personality
3%
interpersonal skills
3%
responsiveness
3%
self management
3%
true team player
3%
accounts analyst
3%
pensions
3%
general administration
3%
sage line
3%
sar
3%
bank reconciliation
3%
sales invoices
3%
acca
3%
budget management
3%
cash flow forecasting
3%
cash flow reporting
3%
financial reporting
3%
management accounts
3%
month end
3%
paye
3%
ledger
3%
sage 50
3%
year end
3%
excel
3%
accounts clerk
3%
administration
3%
intercompany accounts
3%
communication skills
3%
data entry
3%
highly detailed
3%
microsoft office
3%
multi tasking
3%
prioritisation
3%
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