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, 43% of Chief Accountant job descriptions contained finance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance
43%
audit
29%
financial strategy
15%
r&d
15%
tax
15%
accountancy
15%
qualified chartered accountant
15%
treasury
15%
treasury management
15%
manufacturing
15%
management
15%
balance sheet review
15%
month end close
15%
reporting
15%
statutory
15%
financial accounting
15%
microsoft excel
15%
private equity
15%
chief accountant
15%
forecasting
15%
finance director
15%
cima
15%
chief finance officer
15%
cashflow
15%
budgeting
15%
acca
15%
aca
15%
strategic planning
15%
fd
15%
cfo
15%
qualified accountant
15%
public sector accountant
15%
financial controller
15%
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