Business Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Business Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 20% of Business job descriptions contained management accounts as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

management accounts
20%
acca
16%
finance
16%
aat
12%
forecasting
12%
payroll
12%
finance business partner
12%
accounting
12%
accounts payable
8%
reporting
8%
aca
8%
budgets
8%
financial performance
8%
cima
8%
budgeting
8%
commercial finance
8%
financial reporting
8%
management reporting
8%
business partner support
8%
financial planning
8%
microsoft excel
8%
governance
4%
bank reconciliations
4%
foreign currency
4%
manufacturing
4%
purchase ledger
4%
supervising
4%
corporate tax
4%
relationship management
4%
accounts receivable
4%
process improvement
4%
tax risk
4%
administrative
4%
operational support
4%
data analysis
4%
data entry
4%
management information
4%
analytical skills
4%
part qualified
4%
accounts assistant
4%
chartered accountants
4%
balance sheet reconciliations
4%
recovery
4%
insolvency
4%
corporate work
4%
corporate recovery
4%
business development
4%
finalist
4%
analysis
4%
analytical
4%
treasury
4%
operational finance
4%
housing
4%
forecasts
4%
capital
4%
assets
4%
presenting
4%
communication skills
4%
finance business analyst
4%
month end close
4%
management accountant
4%
forecast
4%
balance sheet
4%
automotive
4%
management accounting
4%
financial management
4%
team management
4%
commercial manager
4%
partnering
4%
reconciliation
4%
project accounting
4%
month end
4%
higher education
4%
credit control
4%
accruals
4%
powerbi
4%
excel
4%
data
4%
fp&a
4%
resourcelink
4%
pension administration
4%
payroll taxes
4%
payroll analysis
4%
drive change
4%
strategic cash management
4%
reporting standards
4%
analyst
4%
leader
4%
ssp
4%
financial modelling
4%
financial analysis
4%
xero
4%
cash flow reporting
4%
cash flow forecasting
4%
budget management
4%
sales ledger
4%
reconciling
4%
bookkeeping
4%
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