Accountant Assistant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Accountant Assistant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accountant Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accountant Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 28% of Accountant Assistant job descriptions contained assistant accountant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

assistant accountant
28%
accounts assistant
25%
management accounts
23%
bookkeeping
20%
acca
20%
aat
14%
purchase ledger
12%
xero
12%
finance
12%
bank reconciliations
9%
part qualified
9%
management accountant
9%
balance sheet
9%
vat returns
9%
accountancy
9%
cima
9%
accruals
6%
payroll
6%
bookkeeper
6%
analytical
6%
aca
6%
sales ledger
6%
accounts payable
6%
tax returns
6%
accounts receivable
6%
highly detailed
6%
financial reporting
6%
credit control
6%
assistant management accountant
6%
excel
6%
vat
6%
accountant
3%
sage 50
3%
finance officer
3%
yardi
3%
reconciliation
3%
variance analysis
3%
hmrc
3%
month end close
3%
prepayment
3%
real estate
3%
reliable
3%
accounting and finance
3%
accounts preparation
3%
credit controller
3%
finance assistant
3%
flexibility
3%
highly numerate
3%
people skills
3%
accounting
3%
aat level 4
3%
excellent excel skills
3%
graduate
3%
accounts
3%
beverley
3%
east yorkshire
3%
hull
3%
immediate start
3%
analytical skills
3%
cash management
3%
invoicing
3%
problem solving
3%
sage line
3%
ledger
3%
english
3%
budgeting
3%
data integrity
3%
financial controller
3%
fixed asset register
3%
key account
3%
wip
3%
communication skills
3%
sheet reconciliations
3%
statutory accounts
3%
support functions
3%
supportive
3%
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