Chief Accountant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy (qualified)

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Chief Accountant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Chief Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Chief Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 48% of Chief Accountant job descriptions contained acca as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

acca
48%
financial reporting
27%
aca
27%
financial management
27%
xero
22%
statutory accounts
22%
financial controller
16%
financial accounting
16%
engineering
16%
statutory accounting
16%
manufacturing
16%
accounting
16%
sage
16%
manufacturing environment
16%
ifrs
16%
cleantech
11%
cfo
11%
uk gaap
11%
acma
11%
aat
11%
excel
11%
tax
11%
r&d
11%
audit
11%
local government
11%
finance
11%
public sector
11%
hampshire
11%
financial control
11%
capital accounting
6%
treasury
6%
technical background
6%
retail industry
6%
ifrs 16
6%
icaew
6%
financial planning
6%
final accounts
6%
accounting software
6%
bank reconciliations
6%
cima
6%
family office
6%
investment portfolio
6%
management skills
6%
russian
6%
bau
6%
payroll
6%
accountancy
6%
chief accountant
6%
group accountant
6%
qualified accountant
6%
cpd
6%
finance director
6%
communication skills
6%
taxation
6%
qualified
6%
external audit
6%
property management
6%
real estate
6%
vat
6%
accountant
6%
ccab
6%
financial
6%
flexible
6%
hybrid working
6%
public sector jobs
6%
surrey
6%
annual returns
6%
bookkeeping
6%
cash flow
6%
chief finance officer
6%

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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