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

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Business Accountant Skills List in Accountancy (qualified)

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business Accountant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business Accountant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 41% of Business Accountant job descriptions contained management accountant as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

management accountant
41%
acca
28%
cima
28%
aca
23%
forecasting
23%
management accounts
19%
budgeting
19%
accountant
14%
finance
14%
budgets
10%
metrics
10%
cost accountant
10%
group management accountant
10%
variance analysis
10%
financial analysis
10%
month end close
10%
project accounting
10%
trusted business partner
10%
statutory accounts
10%
vat
10%
xero
10%
communication skills
10%
partnering
10%
acma
5%
systems accountant
5%
central london
5%
city of london
5%
icaew
5%
london
5%
newly qualified accountant
5%
stocktake
5%
stakeholder management
5%
assistant accountant
5%
finance business partner
5%
financial analyst
5%
business partnering
5%
commercial accountant
5%
retail automotive
5%
analytics
5%
transformational
5%
kpi reports
5%
fp&a
5%
analysis
5%
finance department
5%
senior management accountant
5%
project work
5%
dealership accountant
5%
cost accounting
5%
financial controller
5%
main dealer
5%
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