Business Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Business Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 22% of Business job descriptions contained management accounts as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

management accounts
22%
aat
15%
commercial finance
15%
accounting
15%
acca
15%
finance
15%
variance analysis
11%
reporting
11%
forecasting
11%
management reporting
8%
budgeting
8%
budgets
8%
business development
8%
corporate recovery
8%
insolvency
8%
cima
8%
aca
8%
payroll
8%
recovery
8%
financial reporting
8%
finance business partner
8%
accounts payable
8%
financial performance
8%
accounts assistant
8%
business planning
8%
part qualified
8%
management accounting
8%
business partner support
8%
business partnering
8%
relationship management
4%
accounts receivable
4%
communication skills
4%
analysis
4%
pre-payments
4%
housing
4%
process improvement
4%
operational support
4%
management information
4%
data entry
4%
data analysis
4%
administrative
4%
assets
4%
capital
4%
forecasts
4%
operational finance
4%
treasury
4%
analytical
4%
analytical skills
4%
accruals
4%
finalist
4%
bank reconciliations
4%
corporate work
4%
practitioner
4%
chartered accountants
4%
balance sheet reconciliations
4%
bookkeeping
4%
financial planning
4%
financial analysis
4%
xero
4%
microsoft excel
4%
cash flow reporting
4%
cash flow forecasting
4%
budget management
4%
sales ledger
4%
reconciling
4%
financial modelling
4%
partnering
4%
month end close
4%
management accountant
4%
forecast
4%
balance sheet
4%
automotive
4%
financial management
4%
team management
4%
commercial manager
4%
pension administration
4%
governance
4%
corporate tax
4%
supervising
4%
purchase ledger
4%
manufacturing
4%
foreign currency
4%
finance business analyst
4%
ssp
4%
resourcelink
4%
tax risk
4%
payroll taxes
4%
payroll analysis
4%
drive change
4%
strategic cash management
4%
reporting standards
4%
presenting
4%
leader
4%
fp&a
4%
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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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