Accountant Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy (qualified)

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Accountant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 31% of Accountant job descriptions contained management accountant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

management accountant
31%
aca
22%
acca
18%
acma
18%
cima
18%
icaew
18%
icas
18%
management accounts
18%
accountant
14%
finance
14%
budgets
9%
group management accountant
9%
variance analysis
9%
accounting
9%
business partnering
9%
commercial accountant
9%
financial accountant
9%
vat
9%
consolidation
5%
partnering
5%
kpi reports
5%
fp&a
5%
transformational
5%
analysis
5%
accountancy
5%
purchase ledger
5%
statutory
5%
private equity
5%
construction
5%
manufacturing
5%
ticket sales
5%
sheet reconciliations
5%
analytical skills
5%
capex
5%
audit
5%
continuous improvement
5%
financial accounting
5%
financial reporting
5%
budget management
5%
newly qualified accountant
5%
auditor
5%
ifrs
5%
accounts senior
5%
practice accountant
5%
senior accountant
5%
accounts payable
5%
balance sheet
5%
month end close
5%
p11d
5%
payroll
5%
vat returns
5%
finance department
5%
reporting
5%
consolidated reporting
5%
sage line
5%
statutory accounts
5%
cost accountant
5%
cost accounting
5%
contract
5%
fund accountant
5%
real estate
5%
communication skills
5%
analytical
5%
intercompany accounts
5%
management
5%

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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