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Accountant resume example

Accounting recruiters screen for the systems you've used (the specific ERP), the standards you know (GAAP), and how fast and clean your close is. Name your software explicitly — 'NetSuite', 'QuickBooks', 'SAP' — because ATS filters and hiring managers both look for them by name.

The strongest accounting bullets quantify accuracy and efficiency: days to close, error/variance reduction, dollars saved or recovered. This example uses a conservative, corporate layout that reads as trustworthy and parses cleanly.

Priya Nair

Staff Accountant

Charlotte, NC priya.nair@email.com +1 (704) 555-0132 linkedin.com/in/priyanair-cpa

Summary

Detail-driven staff accountant (CPA candidate) with 5 years in full-cycle general ledger, month-end close and financial reporting under US GAAP. Automated NetSuite workflows to cut close cycle by 44% and maintained clean external audits across three consecutive years.

Experience

Staff Accountant
Meridian Manufacturing · Charlotte, NC
Apr 2022 — Present
  • Led month-end close for a $180M revenue entity across 40+ journal entries and 25 balance-sheet reconciliations, cutting the close cycle from 9 to 5 business days.
  • Automated bank and intercompany reconciliations in NetSuite, eliminating 15 hours of manual work per month and reducing reconciling variances by 60%.
  • Prepared audit schedules and supported external auditors, contributing to two consecutive clean, on-time audit opinions with zero material weaknesses.
Junior Accountant
Harbor & Klein CPAs · Raleigh, NC
Jun 2020 — Mar 2022
  • Managed AP/AR for a portfolio of 30 small-business clients, processing 600+ monthly vendor invoices with 99.8% reconciliation accuracy.
  • Reduced client DSO by an average of 9 days by implementing automated invoice reminders and structured 30-day payment terms.
  • Prepared quarterly financial statements and sales-tax filings across 6 states with zero late filings over two consecutive fiscal years.

Skills

US GAAP · General Ledger · Month-End Close · Reconciliation · Accounts Payable · Accounts Receivable · NetSuite · QuickBooks · Advanced Excel · Financial Reporting · Variance Analysis

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. in Accounting
2016 — 2020
150-hour track · Beta Alpha Psi

Certifications

CPA candidate (3 of 4 sections passed) · QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor

Accountant · Slate Professional template · single-column, ATS-safe.

ATS keywords for a Accountant resume

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the job description's vocabulary. Mirror the terms below that are true of you — ideally with a metric attached.

GAAPAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableGeneral LedgerMonth-End CloseReconciliationFinancial ReportingQuickBooksNetSuiteExcelVariance AnalysisJournal EntriesFixed AssetsAudit SupportAccruals

What recruiters look for

  • The specific ERP/accounting software (NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks) named explicitly.
  • Close-cycle metrics: days to close, accounts reconciled, on-time reporting.
  • GAAP knowledge and any audit or SOX exposure.
  • Accuracy signals: variance reduction, error rates, clean audits.
  • A conservative, single-column layout — finance favors readable over flashy.

Before & after: one bullet

Weak

Handled month-end close and reconciliations for the company.

Strong

Cut month-end close from 9 to 5 business days by automating 12 reconciliations in NetSuite.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Writing 'handled accounting duties' instead of naming the ledgers, systems, and cycle.
  • Omitting the ERP — many screens filter directly on 'NetSuite' or 'SAP'.
  • No numbers: close speed, reconciliation volume, and savings are the whole point.
  • Overusing a creative template — corporate finance expects clean and standard.