Accountant resume keywords

What a accountant resume is screened for, and example bullets to adapt. Use the skills that are true of your experience, and put them inside accomplishment bullets rather than in a bare list.

Also covers: Staff Accountant, Senior Accountant, Chartered Accountant, CPA, General Ledger Accountant.

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Skills and keywords

These are the terms most consistently used to screen accountant applications. Spell tools and certifications the way postings spell them — a screen matches the words, not the meaning.

General ledgerFinancial reportingMonth-end closeReconciliationsGAAPIFRSAccounts payableAccounts receivableExcelQuickBooksTax preparationAudit

Example bullets

Each one has blanks in brackets. Fill them with your own figures, or rewrite the line — never keep a number you cannot explain.

  • Closed the books monthly in N days, down from N.
  • Reconciled N accounts a month and cleared amount in unexplained variances.
  • Prepared financial statements for N entities under GAAP/IFRS.
  • Supported the annual audit with zero material findings.

Verbs that signal ownership

Open bullets with these rather than with “responsible for” or “worked on”:

closedreconciledpreparedsupported

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