Accounts Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Accounts Manager Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounts Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounts Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 34% of Accounts Manager job descriptions contained payroll as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

payroll
34%
accounts manager
27%
vat
20%
management accounts
20%
accounting
20%
property
14%
tax
14%
budget management
14%
acca
14%
aat
14%
finance manager
14%
xero
14%
finance
14%
bookkeeping
14%
communication skills
14%
aca
14%
microsoft excel
14%
tax returns
14%
sales ledger
14%
purchase ledger
14%
statutory accounting
7%
sage line
7%
business development
7%
accounts management
7%
supervising
7%
problem solving
7%
uk gaap
7%
accounts assistant
7%
bookkeeper
7%
construction
7%
m6
7%
manufacturing
7%
people management
7%
sage line 50
7%
salford
7%
signage
7%
leadership
7%
journals
7%
vat returns
7%
interpersonal skills
7%
quickbooks
7%
staff management
7%
cash flow forecasting
7%
cash flow reporting
7%
financial reporting
7%
financial transactions
7%
organisational skills
7%
cash balances
7%
accounts
7%
credit control
7%
cch
7%
corporation tax
7%
accounting software
7%
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