Accountant Resume Example & ATS Keywords
Worked accountant resume example: professional summary, achievement bullets, core skills, and the ATS keywords recruiters filter on — plus writing tips. Free.
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Accountant (CMA candidate) with 5 years across GL, AP/AR, and month-end close. Cut close time from 12 to 6 days, implemented VAT compliance for a 3-entity group, and passed 4 external audits with zero findings.
Example achievement bullets
- Cut month-end close from 12 to 6 days by standardizing reconciliations and automating accruals.
- Implemented VAT registration and filing for a 3-entity group ($40M revenue) with zero penalties.
- Passed 4 consecutive external audits with no adjustments on GL sections under my ownership.
Core skills to list
- General ledger
- Month-end close
- AP / AR
- IFRS
- VAT / tax compliance
- ERP (SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks)
- Excel (advanced)
- Financial reporting
ATS keywords recruiters filter on
- reconciliation
- fixed assets
- budgeting
- audit support
- CMA / CPA / SOCPA
- internal controls
Writing tips
- Certifications and their status (CMA, CPA, SOCPA — passed or in progress) go in the headline.
- Name the ERP by product and module — 'SAP FI' matches filters that 'ERP experience' misses.
- Close-cycle days and audit outcomes are the two numbers every accounting manager scans for.
- For Gulf roles, VAT/zakat experience is a differentiator; give it a dedicated bullet.