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, 44% of Finance job descriptions contained finance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance
44%
financial services
18%
finance assistant
18%
analyst
14%
finance analyst
14%
finance manager
14%
data
14%
asset based finance
9%
senior administrator
9%
financial advisory
9%
financial administrator
9%
finance administrator
9%
administrator
9%
admin
9%
solutions provider
9%
sales
9%
client satisfaction
9%
build strong relationships
9%
commission
9%
broker
9%
accounting
9%
reconciliation
9%
finance controller
9%
compliance
5%
professional services
5%
dv clearance
5%
collections
5%
contract management
5%
financial director
5%
fd
5%
cfo
5%
written communication
5%
sustainability
5%
public sector
5%
manage multiple
5%
critical thinking
5%
direct debit
5%
vat
5%
validation
5%
senior finance
5%
problem solving
5%
payroll services
5%
investigation
5%
analyse
5%
advanced excel
5%
local government finance
5%
leadership
5%
supportive
5%
reliable
5%
payments
5%
finance team
5%
bank accounts
5%
aim
5%
reporting
5%
management
5%
financial analysis
5%
business administration
5%
finance jobs
5%
finance officer
5%
financial
5%
financial accountant
5%
financial administration
5%
financial manager
5%
financial officer
5%
acca
5%
cima
5%
qualified finance
5%
analysis
5%
cfll
5%
childrens social care
5%
finance roles
5%
communication skills
5%
scc
5%
surrey
5%
surrey county council
5%
accounts payable
5%
active team player
5%
administrative
5%
financial assistance
5%
petty cash
5%
processing invoices
5%
purchase ledger
5%
queries
5%
sage accounts
5%
banking
5%
budgeting
5%
capital projects
5%
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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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