Assistant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy (qualified)

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Assistant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 40% of Assistant job descriptions contained management accounts as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

management accounts
40%
acca
34%
management
34%
aca
27%
statutory accounts
20%
uk gaap
20%
finance
20%
microsoft office
14%
part qualified
14%
databases
14%
audit
14%
bookkeeper
14%
ifrs
14%
assistant accountant
7%
audit assistant
7%
account management
7%
balance sheet
7%
reconciliation
7%
sage line 50
7%
professional services
7%
vat
7%
accounting
7%
credit
7%
ledger
7%
management accountant
7%
purchase ledger
7%
accounts
7%
year end accounts
7%
vat returns
7%
management reporting
7%
management accounting
7%
financial accounting
7%
bank reconciliations
7%
aat
7%
xero
7%
icas
7%
statutory audit
7%
sheet reconciliations
7%
finance function
7%
festivals
7%
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