Finance Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Financial Services

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Finance Skills List in Financial Services

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Finance role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Finance job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 54% of Finance job descriptions contained finance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance
54%
finance business partner
16%
analyst
10%
microsoft office
10%
analytical
10%
sage
10%
accounting
7%
financial management
7%
finance manager
7%
communication skills
7%
acca
7%
financial administrator
7%
finance administrator
7%
finance analyst
7%
account management
7%
financial services
7%
build strong relationships
7%
compliance
7%
microsoft excel
7%
aat
7%
payroll
7%
finance controller
7%
statutory accounts
4%
budget monitoring
4%
accountancy
4%
payouts
4%
qualified finance
4%
finances
4%
cima
4%
finance reporting
4%
finance officer
4%
finance lead
4%
financial
4%
statutory accounting
4%
financial accountant
4%
financial reporting
4%
financial manager
4%
client satisfaction
4%
financial administration
4%
financial officer
4%
degree educated
4%
sales
4%
asset based finance
4%
business administration
4%
senior administrator
4%
financial advisory
4%
administrator
4%
solutions provider
4%
admin
4%
broker
4%
commercial finance
4%
client services
4%
cim qualified
4%
data
4%
administrative
4%
finance jobs
4%
commission
4%
financial controller
4%
quickbooks
4%
finance team
4%
written communication
4%
time management
4%
exceptional verbal
4%
strategies
4%
coordinating meetings
4%
business travel
4%
business meetings
4%
analysis
4%
education
4%
purchasing
4%
finance department
4%
accurate data entry
4%
senior finance
4%
head of finance
4%
public sector finance
4%
public sector
4%
hmg
4%
financial analysis
4%
data entry
4%
finance assistant
4%
finance admin
4%
administration
4%
account assistant
4%
xero
4%
sap
4%
reconciliation
4%
invoicing
4%
finance administration
4%
payroll administrator
4%
accounts
4%
numeracy
4%
social housing
4%
fixed asset register
4%
delivering results
4%
management skills
4%
financial control
4%
analytical skills
4%
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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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