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

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Business Accountant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 39% of Business Accountant job descriptions contained forecasting as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

forecasting
39%
management accountant
39%
budgeting
31%
management accounts
31%
financial analysis
24%
finance
24%
vat
24%
acca
24%
aca
24%
cima
16%
month end close
16%
metrics
16%
project accounting
16%
communication skills
16%
xero
16%
trusted business partner
16%
statutory accounts
16%
financial accounting
8%
financial management
8%
financial reporting
8%
assistant accountant
8%
management accounting
8%
accounting
8%
accountancy
8%
p&l analysis
8%
excel
8%
budgets
8%
vat returns
8%
tax returns
8%
tax assistant
8%
senior accountant
8%
semi senior accountant
8%
accounts senior
8%
power bi
8%
business partnering
8%
stocktake
8%
cost accountant
8%
variance analysis
8%
stakeholder management
8%
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