Accountant resume example
A accountant resume gets read for about seven seconds. What survives that read: a two-line summary with a number in it, bullets that start with a result, and the skills the posting asked for. Below is a complete example you can adapt, and the rough notes it was generated from.
Summary
CPA with 6 years in corporate accounting. Cut the monthly close from 10 to 5 days, owns the consolidation for 4 entities and led two clean external audits.
Experience bullets that work
- Reduced the monthly close from 10 to 5 working days by automating 22 reconciliations.
- Own consolidation of 4 legal entities across 2 currencies.
- Prepared schedules for 2 external audits with zero material findings.
- Identified $95k in duplicate vendor payments and recovered 90% of it.
- Implemented NetSuite fixed-asset module, replacing a manual spreadsheet register.
Key skills for a accountant
- Month-end close
- GAAP / IFRS
- Reconciliations
- NetSuite
- Excel (advanced)
- Audit preparation
- Consolidation
- Tax filings
Common mistakes
- Leaving out the CPA/ACCA status or putting it at the bottom.
- Not mentioning the ERP systems you know.
- Describing the close without saying how long it takes.
From rough notes to a finished resume
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Kevin Moore CPA kevin@example.com Vertex Manufacturing, Senior Accountant, 2021-now - close 10 -> 5 days, automated 22 recs - consolidation 4 entities 2 currencies - 2 audits no findings - found 95k duplicate payments Baker & Co, Staff Accountant, 2019-2021 CPA, NetSuite, ExcelGenerate this resume free — then swap in your notes
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