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Accountant resume: examples, skills & ATS keywords

Accounting resumes are scanned for standards, systems and certifications. Accuracy and compliance lead.

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Accountant resume example

An illustrative template to adapt — swap in your real roles and figures, and never include a number you can't back up in an interview.

Jordan Taylor

Accountant · City, Country · email@example.com

Professional summary

Qualified accountant (ACCA) with 6 years in financial reporting and controls — known for accuracy, compliance, and a fast close.

Experience

Senior Accountant — Company Name · 2021–Present

  • Cut the monthly close from 8 days to 3 by standardising reconciliations.
  • Managed a £4M accounts-payable ledger at 99.8% accuracy.
  • Led an IFRS-compliant reporting overhaul ahead of audit, with zero material findings.
  • Implemented SAP controls that reduced duplicate payments 90%.

Key skills

financial reporting · reconciliations · accounts payable · accounts receivable · GAAP · IFRS · Excel · QuickBooks · SAP · month-end close

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Top skills & ATS keywords for a Accountant

These are the terms recruiters and applicant tracking systems most often scan for. Include the ones you genuinely have — worded the way the job description words them.

  • Financial reporting
  • Reconciliations
  • Accounts payable
  • Accounts receivable
  • GAAP
  • IFRS
  • Excel
  • QuickBooks
  • SAP
  • Month-end close
  • Audit
  • Tax

How to write a standout Accountant resume

  • Name the standards (IFRS/GAAP) and systems (SAP, QuickBooks) you've used.
  • Quantify volume — “managed £4M AP ledger”, “closed books in 3 days”.
  • Put certifications (ACCA, CPA, CIMA) in the header.
  • Never invent experience — recruiters and interviews catch it. See AI CV tailoring without lying and how ATS keywords work.

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