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

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Accounts Assistant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accounts Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accounts Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 40% of Accounts Assistant job descriptions contained accounts assistant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounts assistant
40%
purchase ledger
32%
bookkeeping
24%
xero
19%
accounting
16%
sales ledger
16%
microsoft excel
14%
accounts payable
14%
finance
11%
organisational skills
11%
accounts
8%
computer literate
8%
sage line 50
8%
payroll
8%
english language skills
6%
friendly personality
6%
interpersonal skills
6%
customer service
6%
bookeeper
6%
reconciliations
6%
legal
6%
responsiveness
6%
self management
6%
true team player
6%
highly detailed
6%
accounts receivable
6%
sage
6%
aat
6%
credit control
6%
accounts clerk
6%
accounts administrator
6%
sales invoices
6%
invoicing
3%
pensions
3%
ledger
3%
sales
3%
assistant
3%
paye
3%
bookkeeper
3%
accounts admin
3%
construction
3%
month end
3%
bank reconciliation
3%
hull
3%
aat level 2
3%
aat level 3
3%
finance assistant
3%
finance clerk
3%
manchester
3%
typing
3%
microsoft office
3%
bank reconciliations
3%
intercompany accounts
3%
administration
3%
client accounts
3%
customer accounts
3%
invoice
3%
petty cash
3%
excel
3%
communication skills
3%
data entry
3%
diligent
3%
credit
3%
multi tasking
3%
year end
3%
prioritisation
3%
vat
3%
sage 50
3%
sar
3%
sage accounts
3%
expenses
3%
accounts administration
3%
assistant accountant
3%
finance admin
3%

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