Accountant resume example
Finance managers want accuracy, the right qualifications and evidence that you improve processes. This accountant resume example covers month-end, reporting, audits and systems with clear figures.
Called a CV in the UK, Ireland, India, Africa, Australia and many other places, and a resume in North America. The layout below works for both.
Rajesh Iyer
Chartered Accountant | Financial Reporting and Month-End Close | IFRS
Singapore rajesh.iyer@example.com
Summary
Qualified accountant with seven years in audit and in-house finance. Leads month-end close, management reporting and audit preparation under IFRS. Known for faster closes, cleaner reconciliations and clear explanations for non-finance managers.
Skills
- Financial reporting (IFRS)
- Month-end and year-end close
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Management accounts
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Audit preparation
- VAT/GST compliance
- ERP systems (SAP, Oracle NetSuite)
- Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups)
- Process improvement
Experience
Senior Accountant
Apr 2021 to Present
Coral Bay Trading Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Lead month-end close for 3 entities with combined revenue of about SGD 120 million.
- Cut the close from 9 to 5 working days by automating 14 reconciliations.
- Prepared year-end files for external audit with no material adjustments in 3 years.
- Built a monthly cost dashboard used by 6 department heads to track spending.
Audit Associate
Jul 2017 to Mar 2021
Iyer & Menon Chartered Accountants, Chennai, India
- Audited 20+ clients in manufacturing, retail and services.
- Supervised teams of 2 to 3 junior auditors on site.
- Identified control gaps that helped a client recover about INR 4 million in duplicate payments.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)Madras School of Commerce, Chennai, India
2016
Certifications
- Chartered Accountant (qualified 2019)
- Certificate in IFRS
Languages
English (fluent) · Tamil (native) · Hindi (good)
This example is fictional: the person, employers and figures are invented to show good structure. Use it as a guide and write your own, true details.
What makes this resume work
- 1Qualification and reporting standard (IFRS) are in the headline, the first filter for finance roles.
- 2Close time and audit outcomes are measurable results that finance managers value.
- 3ERP systems are named, which helps with screening software.
- 4Amounts include currency, making the scale clear to readers in any country.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Listing accounting tasks without scale (entities, revenue, transaction volume).
- Not saying which accounting standards or tax systems you know.
- Being vague about your qualification status (qualified, part-qualified, studying).
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Questions people ask
Should I list my professional exams if I am still studying?
Yes. Write the qualification name and your status, such as "ACCA, 9 of 13 exams passed" or "CPA candidate, expected 2027".
How technical should an accountant resume be?
Name the standards, systems and processes you use, but explain results in plain words. Hiring managers outside finance may also read it.