Accountant CV Example
Month-end close, reconciliations and VAT compliance, with achievements a hiring manager can measure.
Why this CV works
- Every bullet leads with a verb and most carry a number — days, dirhams, error rates — so the impact is checkable rather than claimed.
- The systems (NetSuite, Tally, Excel) are named where they were used, which is exactly what ATS keyword matching rewards.
- The summary states scale (3 entities, AED 240M group) in the first three lines, so a screener immediately knows the level.
- A part-qualified ACCA is stated honestly with progress — stronger than hiding it or overclaiming.
The professional summary
Accountant with 6 years across trading and distribution businesses in the UAE. Owns the month-end close, bank and intercompany reconciliations, and VAT filings for a AED 240M-turnover group. Cut the close from 9 to 5 working days and cleared a two-year backlog of unreconciled supplier accounts. Works in Oracle NetSuite, Tally and advanced Excel.
Open with your years and the kind of businesses you have worked in, then your strongest measurable win. For accountants that is usually close speed, audit outcomes or recovered money. Name your ERP in the summary — recruiters filter on it.
Writing the work experience
Structure each role around the accounting cycle: close, reconciliations, payables/receivables, VAT, audit. One bullet each, every one quantified. Avoid "responsible for" — say what changed because you did the work.
Turning duties into achievements
Skills on this CV
ATS tips for Accountants
- Write both the abbreviation and the full term once each — "VAT (Value Added Tax)", "AP/AR" and "accounts payable/receivable" — so either form of the keyword matches.
- Name your ERP and its modules exactly as the job ad does; "NetSuite" and "Oracle NetSuite" both appearing costs nothing and matches more ads.
- Keep the section headings standard — Work Experience, Education, Skills — accounting ATS screens rely on them heavily.
ATS checks help identify potential compatibility issues, but employers and ATS platforms use different criteria — no template or score can guarantee an outcome.
Writing tips
- State entity count and turnover early; scale is the fastest signal of seniority in accounting.
- Quantify with the numbers you actually own: close days, filing accuracy, items reconciled, debt aged over 60 days.
- If you are part-qualified, say exactly where you are (papers passed) — ambiguity reads as evasion.
Frequently asked questions
Should an accountant CV be one page or two?
Two pages is fine after 4-5 years. Keep the most recent role detailed and compress anything older than ten years to a line or two.
Do I list every ERP I have touched?
List the ones you could be interviewed on. One system used daily for two years outweighs five you saw briefly.
How do I show VAT experience for the UAE?
Name the filing frequency, the value of supplies covered and the outcome — penalty-free filings are a concrete, checkable achievement.
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