Accounting Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Accounting Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounting role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounting job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 25% of Accounting job descriptions contained accounting as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounting
25%
communication skills
17%
aat
17%
accounting technician
17%
aca
17%
acca
17%
assistant accountant
9%
statutory accounts
9%
accounts administrator
9%
accounts supervisor
9%
accounts senior
9%
accounts manager
9%
accountant
9%
numeracy
9%
financial operations
9%
analysis
9%
tax advisory
9%
audit
9%
part-qualified accountant
9%
business development
9%
cloud accounting
9%
it skills
9%
sage
9%
xero
9%
credit control
9%
reinsurance
9%
accounts payable
9%
invoicing
9%
netsuite
9%
organisational skills
9%
advisory
9%
general administration
9%
ms excel
9%
time management
9%
accounts
9%
purchase ledger
9%
sage50
9%
sales ledger
9%
accountancy
9%
accountancy firm
9%
chartered accountant
9%
qualified chartered accountant
9%
project management
9%
chartered accountants
9%
financial advisory
9%
forensic accounting
9%
insolvency
9%
liquidation
9%
relocation
9%
cima
9%
financial controller
9%
interpersonal skills
9%
management
9%
management accounts
9%
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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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