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Accounting resumes should emphasize accuracy, systems, close processes, and compliance — with software skills written as plain text.

What an accountant resume should contain

Summary with accounting focus (tax, audit, FP&A, GL)
Experience with close, reporting, or audit outcomes
Software skills: ERP, Excel, reporting tools
Certifications (for example CPA progress or credentials)
Education

Sample resumes

Original fictional samples you can use for structure — then write your own story.

Staff accountant who closes the books without mystery. Reconciles cleanly, documents exceptions, and asks for source files before the numbers move. Comfortable collaborating with stakeholders at Oakridge Ledger, turning ambiguous requests into prioritized plans, and using Reconciliations, Month-end close, AP, Excel, GAAP basics to ship outcomes that managers can measure. Prefers concise writing, honest estimates, and documentation teammates can reuse.

Experience

Staff Accountant Nov 2019 – Present

Oakridge Ledger · San Jose, CA

Owned cash, prepaid, and accrual reconciliations with a five-day close window.
Documented a revenue-cut-off checklist that new hires could run without shadowing twice.

Accounting Assistant Dec 2016 – Oct 2019

Westferry Audit · San Jose, CA

Prepared AP batches and matched invoices to POs for a 40-person services firm.
Supported year-end PBC lists with labeled folders instead of emailed spreadsheets.

Skills

Reconciliations · Month-end close · AP · Excel · GAAP basics · Documentation

Education

B.S. Accounting Aug 2012 – May 2016

Riverton Institute of Technology

Accounting

Staff Accountant

Oakridge Ledger San Jose, CA

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Senior accountant who reviews other people’s work without making it a mystery. Explains adjustments, keeps a clean trail, and treats audit requests as a scheduled product, not a scramble. Comfortable collaborating with stakeholders at Westferry Audit, turning ambiguous requests into prioritized plans, and using Review, Audit support, Flux analysis, GL, Mentoring to ship outcomes that managers can measure. Prefers concise writing, honest estimates, and documentation teammates can reuse.

Experience

Senior Accountant Oct 2018 – Present

Westferry Audit · St. Louis, MO

Reviewed staff recs for five entities and left comments that named the missing support.
Built a flux analysis pack used in monthly reviews with operations leads.

Staff Accountant Oct 2014 – Sep 2018

Oakridge Ledger · St. Louis, MO

Closed payroll-related accounts and booked monthly benefits accruals.
Helped migrate a general ledger with mapped opening balances and a reconciling bridge.

Skills

Review · Audit support · Flux analysis · GL · Mentoring · Internal controls

Education

M.S. Accountancy Aug 2012 – May 2014

Prairie View College

Accounting

Senior Accountant

Westferry Audit St. Louis, MO

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Tax associate who keeps workpapers that a reviewer can follow. Returns, notices, and a calendar that starts before the client’s shoebox arrives. Comfortable collaborating with stakeholders at Westferry Audit, turning ambiguous requests into prioritized plans, and using Tax preparation, Workpapers, Notices, Research, Excel to ship outcomes that managers can measure. Prefers concise writing, honest estimates, and documentation teammates can reuse.

Experience

Tax Associate May 2021 – Present

Westferry Audit · Houston, TX

Prepared 90+ business and individual returns with a first-pass review note rate under 8%.
Built a notice tracker so state letters did not sit in a shared inbox.

Tax Intern Oct 2020 – Feb 2021

Bayou Ledger · Houston, TX