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

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Chief Accountant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Chief Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Chief Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 29% of Chief Accountant job descriptions contained accounting as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounting
29%
bank reconciliations
24%
month end close
24%
finance
20%
monthly accounts
20%
fixed assets
20%
payroll
20%
aat
20%
intercompany
15%
management accountant
15%
journals
15%
journal entries
15%
management accounts
15%
aca
10%
local government finance
10%
accruals
10%
part qualified
10%
sage
10%
variance analysis
10%
accountants
10%
xero
10%
bookkeeping
10%
financial services
5%
banking
5%
financial analysis
5%
financial accountant
5%
hybrid
5%
london
5%
data analysis
5%
qualified
5%
temporary roles
5%
working from home
5%
accountancy
5%
charity
5%
finance manager
5%
double entry
5%
credit control
5%
excel
5%
monthly close process
5%
software
5%
general ledger
5%
local authority
5%
public sector accounting
5%
local authorities
5%
intercompany accounts
5%
intercompany transactions
5%
prepayment
5%
financial management
5%
strategic planning
5%
budgets
5%
grant administration
5%
invoice processing
5%
balance sheet
5%
financial reporting
5%
analyst
5%
local government
5%
sheet reconciliations
5%
statutory accounting
5%
taxation
5%
year end accounts
5%
chief financial officer
5%
finance director
5%
financial controller
5%
senior finance manager
5%

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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