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

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Staff Accountant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Staff Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Staff Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 29% of Staff Accountant job descriptions contained acca as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

acca
29%
aat
22%
management accountant
18%
management accounts
18%
assistant accountant
11%
xero
11%
finance
11%
cima
11%
aca
11%
vat
8%
accounts receivable
8%
finance manager
8%
cash flow
8%
telephone manner
8%
credit risk
8%
accounts assistant
8%
assistant management accountant
8%
credit checks
8%
credit control supervisor
8%
credit control
8%
invoicing
4%
finance department
4%
financial reporting
4%
part qualified
4%
reconciliation
4%
order administration
4%
journals
4%
budgeting
4%
financial procedures
4%
direct debit
4%
cash flow forecasting
4%
administrative support
4%
reconcile
4%
accounting software
4%
real estate
4%
bookkeeping
4%
financial accounting
4%
sage
4%
flexibility
4%
highly detailed
4%
highly numerate
4%
people skills
4%
reliable
4%
account manager
4%
payroll
4%
accounts payable
4%
tax computations
4%
leicestershire
4%
business partnering
4%
commercial accountant
4%
good communication
4%
interest in finance
4%
willingness to learn
4%
credit control team leader
4%
accruals
4%
data integrity
4%
fixed asset register
4%
wip
4%
personal tax
4%
statutory accounting
4%
statutory accounts
4%
vat returns
4%
company accountant
4%
finance accountant
4%
accountancy
4%
accountant
4%
fixed asset accountant
4%
purchase ledger
4%
excel
4%
sage 50
4%
sales ledger
4%
finance team
4%
financial transactions
4%
transaction management
4%
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