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

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Assistant Accountant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Assistant Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Assistant Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 33% of Assistant Accountant job descriptions contained assistant accountant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

assistant accountant
33%
accounts assistant
26%
purchase ledger
23%
finance
20%
management accounts
17%
assistant management accountant
13%
payroll
13%
aat
13%
sales ledger
13%
management accountant
13%
acca
13%
balance sheet
10%
credit control
10%
vat
10%
bank reconciliations
10%
accountant
7%
accountancy
7%
highly numerate
7%
bookkeeping
7%
highly detailed
7%
flexibility
7%
people skills
7%
excel
7%
reliable
7%
vat returns
7%
accounting
7%
finance manager
7%
accruals
7%
accounts payable
7%
accounts receivable
7%
cima
7%
variance analysis
4%
cash flow
4%
prepayment
4%
accounts admin
4%
finance assistant
4%
north east
4%
durham
4%
north
4%
permanent
4%
studier
4%
newcastle
4%
study support
4%
ne
4%
fixed asset accountant
4%
finalist
4%
microsoft excel
4%
darlington
4%
sunderland
4%
uk
4%
tax accountant
4%
cis returns
4%
bank reconciliation
4%
balance sheet review
4%
key account
4%
accounts
4%
sage 50
4%
public sector
4%
management accounting
4%
accountants
4%
reconciliation
4%
ledger
4%
wip
4%
doncaster
4%
fixed asset register
4%
financial controller
4%
data integrity
4%
budgeting
4%
trainee management accountant
4%
manufacturing accountant
4%
graduate accountant
4%
accounting and finance
4%
immediate start
4%
month end
4%
temporary
4%
analytical
4%
communication skills
4%
financial reporting
4%
fixed term
4%
sheet reconciliations
4%
statutory accounts
4%
supportive
4%
support functions
4%
bookkeeper
4%
finance officer
4%
xero
4%
debt collection
4%
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