Finance Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Financial Services

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Finance Skills List in Financial Services

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Finance role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Finance job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 52% of Finance job descriptions contained finance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance
52%
finance business partner
15%
sage
9%
analytical
9%
microsoft office
9%
build strong relationships
9%
analyst
9%
aat
6%
accounting
6%
payroll
6%
microsoft excel
6%
compliance
6%
account management
6%
finance administrator
6%
financial administrator
6%
acca
6%
communication skills
6%
finance manager
6%
financial management
6%
finance analyst
6%
financial services
6%
finance controller
6%
broker
6%
commission
6%
asset based finance
6%
client satisfaction
6%
sales
6%
solutions provider
6%
financial analysis
3%
hmg
3%
public sector
3%
public sector finance
3%
head of finance
3%
senior finance
3%
accurate data entry
3%
finance department
3%
purchasing
3%
quickbooks
3%
analysis
3%
business meetings
3%
business travel
3%
coordinating meetings
3%
strategies
3%
exceptional verbal
3%
time management
3%
written communication
3%
finance team
3%
education
3%
analytical skills
3%
financial control
3%
management skills
3%
delivering results
3%
fixed asset register
3%
social housing
3%
numeracy
3%
accounts
3%
data entry
3%
finance administration
3%
invoicing
3%
reconciliation
3%
sap
3%
xero
3%
account assistant
3%
administration
3%
finance admin
3%
finance assistant
3%
payroll administrator
3%
financial reporting
3%
statutory accounting
3%
statutory accounts
3%
finance reporting
3%
cima
3%
finances
3%
qualified finance
3%
payouts
3%
accountancy
3%
budget monitoring
3%
finance lead
3%
financial controller
3%
administrative
3%
data
3%
cim qualified
3%
client services
3%
commercial finance
3%
degree educated
3%
business administration
3%
finance jobs
3%
finance officer
3%
financial
3%
financial accountant
3%
financial administration
3%
financial manager
3%
financial officer
3%
admin
3%
administrator
3%
financial advisory
3%
senior administrator
3%
financial assistance
3%
purchase ledger
3%
sage accounts
3%
cfo
3%
fd
3%
financial director
3%
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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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