Accounts Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Accounts Skills List in Accountancy

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

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounts assistant
39%
purchase ledger
39%
sales ledger
27%
accounts payable
21%
accounting
21%
payroll
21%
accounts
21%
aat
15%
bookkeeping
15%
finance
15%
sage
15%
accounts receivable
15%
microsoft excel
12%
xero
12%
organisational skills
9%
accounts administrator
6%
invoicing
6%
sage accounts
6%
reconciliations
6%
bank reconciliations
6%
finance admin
6%
accounts admin
6%
vat
6%
sage line 50
6%
credit control
6%
legal
6%
friendly personality
3%
accounts analyst
3%
expenses
3%
true team player
3%
self management
3%
assistant accountant
3%
responsiveness
3%
credit
3%
interpersonal skills
3%
accounts administration
3%
accounts production
3%
charity
3%
limited companies
3%
construction
3%
sole traders
3%
english language skills
3%
customer service
3%
computer literate
3%
admin
3%
administrative
3%
assistant
3%
bookeeper
3%
bookkeeper
3%
year end
3%
sar
3%
bank reconciliation
3%
sales invoices
3%
acca
3%
budget management
3%
cash flow forecasting
3%
cash flow reporting
3%
financial reporting
3%
management accounts
3%
month end
3%
paye
3%
pensions
3%
sage 50
3%
sales
3%
excel
3%
accounts clerk
3%
administration
3%
intercompany accounts
3%
communication skills
3%
data entry
3%
diligent
3%
highly detailed
3%
microsoft office
3%
multi tasking
3%
prioritisation
3%
ledger
3%
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