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

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Cfo Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Cfo role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Cfo job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 38% of Cfo job descriptions contained finance director as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance director
38%
finance
19%
strategic planning
19%
oil gas
13%
cfo
13%
management
13%
accounting
13%
operational
13%
natural gas
13%
leadership
13%
chief financial officer
13%
cfos
13%
investor relations
13%
fundraising
13%
energy
13%
capital markets
13%
aim
13%
ifrs
13%
private equity
13%
funding
13%
start-up
13%
financial strategy
7%
international tax
7%
fd
7%
engineering
7%
acquisition
7%
adtech
7%
b2b
7%
mergers
7%
information technology
7%
software
7%
technology
7%
executive
7%
m&a
7%
media
7%
tech
7%
report building
7%
green technology
7%
investment
7%
manufacturing
7%
vc
7%
budgeting
7%
cash flow forecasting
7%
forecasting
7%
management accounts
7%
large format print
7%
restructuring
7%
team management
7%
advising
7%
profitable
7%
reporting
7%
strategy
7%
analytical
7%
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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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