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

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Assistant Accountant Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Assistant Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Assistant Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 42% of Assistant Accountant job descriptions contained assistant accountant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

assistant accountant
42%
accounts assistant
30%
finance
20%
management accounts
18%
purchase ledger
15%
assistant management accountant
15%
aat
15%
acca
13%
management accountant
13%
payroll
10%
bank reconciliations
8%
credit control
8%
cima
8%
balance sheet
8%
accounting
8%
accountancy
8%
sales ledger
8%
vat
8%
highly detailed
5%
bookkeeping
5%
excel
5%
accruals
5%
accounts receivable
5%
accountant
5%
finance manager
5%
financial reporting
5%
accounts payable
5%
bookkeeper
5%
accounts
5%
immediate start
5%
supportive
3%
debt collection
3%
xero
3%
accounting and finance
3%
finance officer
3%
vat returns
3%
accounts admin
3%
finance assistant
3%
support functions
3%
tax accountant
3%
finalist
3%
uk
3%
sunderland
3%
study support
3%
studier
3%
permanent
3%
north east
3%
north
3%
newcastle
3%
fixed asset accountant
3%
cash flow
3%
durham
3%
darlington
3%
microsoft excel
3%
variance analysis
3%
reliable
3%
people skills
3%
highly numerate
3%
flexibility
3%
prepayment
3%
analytical skills
3%
budgeting
3%
trainee management accountant
3%
manufacturing accountant
3%
graduate accountant
3%
sage line
3%
problem solving
3%
invoicing
3%
cash management
3%
data integrity
3%
part qualified
3%
english
3%
hull
3%
east yorkshire
3%
beverley
3%
graduate
3%
excellent excel skills
3%
aat level 4
3%
public sector
3%
sheet reconciliations
3%
fixed term
3%
communication skills
3%
analytical
3%
temporary
3%
month end
3%
doncaster
3%
sage 50
3%
statutory accounts
3%
management accounting
3%
accountants
3%
reconciliation
3%
ledger
3%
wip
3%
key account
3%
fixed asset register
3%
financial controller
3%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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