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, 27% of Chief Accountant job descriptions contained accruals as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accruals
27%
bank reconciliations
27%
intercompany
27%
journal entries
27%
month end close
27%
monthly accounts
27%
management accountant
22%
cima
22%
invoice processing
22%
aat
22%
variance analysis
22%
part qualified
16%
prepayment
16%
fixed asset
16%
bookkeeping
11%
accounting
11%
management accounts
11%
microsoft excel
11%
purchase ledger
11%
sales ledger
11%
salford
11%
walkden
11%
xero
11%
year end accounts
11%
month end reporting
11%
shipping
11%
accounts receivable
11%
balance sheet accounts
11%
cfo
11%
financial services
11%
finance director
11%
financial accountant
11%
head of finance
11%
senior accountant
11%
chief financial officer
11%
corporate finance manager
11%
group accountant
11%
head of accounts
11%
acca
11%
accounts payable
11%
problem solving
6%
nfp
6%
cash management
6%
sage line 50
6%
part-qualified accountant
6%
assistant accountant
6%
accounting technician
6%
journal
6%
study support
6%
stock
6%
manufacturing
6%
cost accountant
6%
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