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

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Senior Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Senior role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Senior job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 47% of Senior job descriptions contained acca as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

acca
47%
statutory accounts
39%
accounts senior
31%
aca
31%
limited companies
24%
chartered accountants
24%
accountancy
24%
communication skills
24%
management accounts
24%
accounting software
16%
aat
16%
accounting
16%
sole traders
16%
tax
16%
financial statements
8%
accountants
8%
accountancy practice
8%
year end accounts
8%
general practice
8%
financial reporting
8%
financial accounting
8%
preparing accounts
8%
cash flow forecasting
8%
business services
8%
accounts supervisor
8%
accounts semi senior
8%
accountant
8%
tax returns
8%
tax planning
8%
paye
8%
client accounts
8%
business planning
8%
vat returns
8%
audit
8%
vat
8%
supervisory experience
8%
personal tax
8%
financial accounts
8%
corporation tax
8%
bookkeeping
8%
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