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

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Accounting Assistant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounting Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounting Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 40% of Accounting Assistant job descriptions contained accounts assistant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounts assistant
40%
accounting
24%
finance
20%
cima
17%
aat
17%
purchase ledger
17%
organisational skills
14%
acca
14%
bookkeeping
14%
sales ledger
10%
vat
10%
accounts
10%
bookkeeper
10%
assistant accountant
10%
management accounts
10%
microsoft excel
10%
accounts payable
7%
payroll
7%
highly detailed
7%
xero
7%
invoicing
7%
accounts receivable
7%
legal
7%
finance admin
7%
administration
7%
accounts clerk
7%
financial services
7%
finance assistant
7%
true team player
4%
account manager
4%
cash flow
4%
self management
4%
responsiveness
4%
interpersonal skills
4%
netsuite
4%
friendly personality
4%
english language skills
4%
accountant
4%
bank statements
4%
accounts admin
4%
admin
4%
birmingham
4%
oldbury
4%
sap
4%
telford
4%
wolverhampton
4%
expenses
4%
client billing
4%
credit card
4%
financial transactions
4%
reconciliation
4%
businesses
4%
reporting
4%
part qualified
4%
multi tasking
4%
accountancy
4%
financial controller
4%
purchase ledger clerk
4%
immediate start
4%
sage line
4%
cloud computing
4%
manufacturing environment
4%
qualified chartered accountant
4%
sage accounts
4%
excel
4%
communication skills
4%
data entry
4%
diligent
4%
microsoft office
4%
customer service
4%
prioritisation
4%
sar
4%
credit
4%
ledger
4%
sales
4%
accounting clerk
4%
bank reconciliations
4%
variance analysis
4%
flexibility
4%
highly numerate
4%
people skills
4%
reliable
4%
computer literate
4%
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