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

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Business Accountant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

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

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

management accountant
40%
acca
31%
cima
31%
aca
27%
forecasting
22%
accountant
18%
management accounts
18%
budgeting
18%
finance
14%
partnering
9%
metrics
9%
budgets
9%
cost accountant
9%
group management accountant
9%
variance analysis
9%
financial analysis
9%
month end close
9%
project accounting
9%
trusted business partner
9%
statutory accounts
9%
vat
9%
xero
9%
communication skills
9%
acma
9%
transformational
5%
kpi reports
5%
icaew
5%
city of london
5%
central london
5%
systems accountant
5%
wfh
5%
oracle
5%
assistant accountant
5%
stakeholder management
5%
stocktake
5%
netsuite
5%
hybrid
5%
fcca
5%
fca
5%
coventry
5%
cost accounting
5%
commercial accountant
5%
project work
5%
dealership accountant
5%
financial controller
5%
main dealer
5%
retail automotive
5%
business partnering
5%
financial analyst
5%
analytics
5%
finance business partner
5%
newly qualified accountant
5%
senior management accountant
5%
finance department
5%
analysis
5%
london
5%
fp&a
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.

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