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

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Accounting Assistant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounting Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounting Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 30% of Accounting Assistant job descriptions contained accounts assistant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounts assistant
30%
accounting
30%
finance
20%
bookkeeping
20%
organisational skills
14%
aat
14%
cima
14%
purchase ledger
14%
vat
14%
invoicing
10%
payroll
10%
xero
10%
sales ledger
10%
accounts
10%
bookkeeper
10%
acca
10%
management accounts
10%
assistant accountant
10%
finance admin
7%
legal
7%
financial services
7%
finance assistant
7%
microsoft excel
7%
highly detailed
7%
accounts receivable
7%
accounts payable
7%
accounts clerk
7%
administration
7%
telford
4%
admin
4%
wolverhampton
4%
sap
4%
bank statements
4%
oldbury
4%
birmingham
4%
client billing
4%
trial balance
4%
accounts admin
4%
credit card
4%
accountant
4%
financial transactions
4%
reconciliation
4%
businesses
4%
reporting
4%
computer literate
4%
customer service
4%
friendly personality
4%
interpersonal skills
4%
self management
4%
english language skills
4%
responsiveness
4%
true team player
4%
part qualified
4%
reconciliations
4%
sage
4%
financial controller
4%
sar
4%
purchase ledger clerk
4%
immediate start
4%
sage line
4%
cloud computing
4%
manufacturing environment
4%
qualified chartered accountant
4%
sage accounts
4%
excel
4%
communication skills
4%
data entry
4%
diligent
4%
microsoft office
4%
multi tasking
4%
prioritisation
4%
netsuite
4%
credit
4%
expenses
4%
ledger
4%
sales
4%
accounting clerk
4%
bank reconciliations
4%
variance analysis
4%
flexibility
4%
highly numerate
4%
people skills
4%
reliable
4%
account manager
4%
cash flow
4%
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