General Ledger Accountant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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General Ledger Accountant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a General Ledger Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of General Ledger Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 32% of General Ledger Accountant job descriptions contained acca as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

acca
32%
aat
32%
cima
25%
management accounts
25%
accounting
19%
purchase ledger
19%
sales ledger
13%
financial reporting
13%
accountancy
13%
microsoft excel
13%
general administration
13%
accounts assistant
13%
administrative
13%
ledger
7%
accountant
7%
accounts
7%
bought ledger
7%
finance
7%
reconciliations
7%
sage
7%
sage 50
7%
bookkeeper
7%
nominal ledger
7%
xero
7%
corporation tax
7%
microsoft office
7%
self assessment tax returns
7%
assistant accountant
7%
journals
7%
self assessment
7%
communication skills
7%
vat returns
7%
taxation
7%
tax planning
7%
qualified by experience
7%
corporate tax
7%
audit
7%
accountancy practice
7%
sales invoices
7%
credit control
7%
cash collection
7%
bank reconciliations
7%
management accountant
7%
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