Auditor Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Auditor Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Auditor role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Auditor job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 50% of Auditor job descriptions contained audit as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

audit
50%
auditing
27%
auditor
27%
accountancy
27%
accountancy firm
24%
aca
20%
internal audit
20%
accounting
16%
insurance
16%
accountancy practice
16%
communication skills
16%
acca
16%
external audit
12%
part qualified
8%
finance
8%
xero
8%
client accounts
8%
financial services
8%
reporting
8%
flexible approach
8%
leadership
8%
planning
8%
testing
8%
analysis
4%
great communicator
4%
vat returns
4%
research
4%
management accounts
4%
corporate tax
4%
aat
4%
bookkeeping
4%
risk
4%
financial
4%
ifrs/ukgaap
4%
semi senior
4%
audit senior
4%
building society
4%
banking
4%
compliance
4%
analyst
4%
financial accounting
4%
audit reports
4%
prudential risk
4%
audit management
4%
accounts
4%
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