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

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Chief Accountant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

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, 22% of Chief Accountant job descriptions contained acca as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

acca
22%
cima
22%
financial controller
22%
finance
16%
accounting
16%
forecasting
16%
budgeting
16%
statutory accounts
16%
cash flow
16%
analysis
16%
head of finance
16%
management accountant
11%
vat
11%
erp
11%
reporting
11%
aca
11%
finance manager
11%
deputy section 151
11%
cfo
11%
housing
6%
finance function
6%
management accounts
6%
director of finance and resources
6%
director of finance and operations
6%
director of finance
6%
transport
6%
nhs
6%
chief accountant
6%
capital
6%
year end accounts
6%
fixed assets
6%
capital accounting
6%
lincoln
6%
staff management
6%
sales
6%
finance business partner
6%
management information
6%
financial management
6%
balance sheet
6%
revenue
6%
professional development
6%
group accounts
6%
acma
6%
ledgers
6%
banking
6%
financial planning
6%
financial control
6%
principal accountant
6%
month-end
6%
management skills
6%
financial services manager
6%
renewable
6%
line management
6%
qualified
6%
sorp
6%
senior accountant
6%
chief financial officer
6%
compliance manager
6%
head of management accounting
6%
senior accounting manager
6%
senior management accountant
6%
investment
6%
property
6%
social housing
6%
xero
6%
academy
6%
charity
6%
funding
6%
budget management
6%
strategic planning
6%
year end
6%
audit
6%
forecast
6%
manufacturing
6%
statutory
6%
variance analysis
6%
accountant
6%
corby
6%
kettering
6%
leicester
6%
northampton
6%
peterborough
6%
charities
6%
group financial controller
6%
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