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

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Accountant Assistant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accountant Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accountant Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 27% of Accountant Assistant job descriptions contained bookkeeping as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

bookkeeping
27%
accounts assistant
22%
aat
22%
management accounts
20%
assistant accountant
20%
finance
16%
acca
14%
xero
14%
vat
12%
vat returns
10%
balance sheet
10%
accountancy
10%
purchase ledger
8%
payroll
8%
bookkeeper
8%
aca
8%
ledger
6%
bank reconciliations
6%
accounting
6%
part qualified
6%
accounts preparation
6%
tax returns
6%
cima
6%
management accountant
6%
highly detailed
4%
payments
4%
sales ledger
4%
family office
4%
assistant management accountant
4%
excel
4%
credit
4%
checks
4%
admin
4%
accounts payable
4%
accounts department
4%
accounts receivable
4%
financial reporting
4%
credit control
4%
accruals
4%
analytical
4%
study support
4%
sage
4%
statutory accounts
2%
finance assistant
2%
tax accountant
2%
hmrc
2%
month end close
2%
prepayment
2%
variance analysis
2%
reliable
2%
real estate
2%
yardi
2%
accounting and finance
2%
people skills
2%
highly numerate
2%
flexibility
2%
credit controller
2%
english
2%
aat level 4
2%
excellent excel skills
2%
graduate
2%
accounts
2%
beverley
2%
east yorkshire
2%
hull
2%
immediate start
2%
analytical skills
2%
cash management
2%
invoicing
2%
problem solving
2%
sage line
2%
accountant
2%
budgeting
2%
data integrity
2%
financial controller
2%
fixed asset register
2%
key account
2%
wip
2%
communication skills
2%
sheet reconciliations
2%
support functions
2%
supportive
2%
reconciliation
2%
sage 50
2%
finance officer
2%
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