KEYWORDS
For Accounting
and Finance Jobs
When creating a tailored résumé or professional profile, keywords are integral to improving your ability
to match job requirements through an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). This resource will assist you in
developing strong bullet statements that clearly articulate your skills and experiences to employers.
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Adapted
Arbitrated
Assessed
Calculated
Changed
Converted
Decreased
Determined
Devised
Discovered
Eliminated
Identified
Improved
Increased
Investigated
Merged
Optimized
Overcame
Predicted
Projected
Recommended
Reconciled
Rectified
Resolved
Revamped
Revitalized
Saved
Uncovered
Problem Solving
Organized/Detail Orientation
Balanced
Centralized
Completed
Coordinated
Disbursed
Distributed
Integrated
Monitored
Organized
Pinpointed
Planned
Prevented
Prioritized
Reorganized
Restructured
Set-up
Strategized
Streamlined
Structured
Tracked
Budgeted
Built
Delivered
Expedited
Finalized
Forecasted
Fulfilled
Implemented
Installed
Leveraged
Operated
Piloted
Processed
Reduced
Regulated
Solidified
Traded
Transferred
Upgraded
Utilized
Accomplished
Achieved
Advanced
Attained
Championed
Coached
Delegated
Directed
Earned
Enhanced
Established
Exceeded
Excelled
Executed
Gained
Headed
Initiated
Instituted
Launched
Lead
Led
Managed
Mentored
Oversaw
Presided
Qualified
Spearheaded
Supervised
Documented
Drafted
Edited
Introduced
Prepared
Tailored
Wrote
Written Communication
Teamwork/Interpersonal
Advised
Collaborated
Complied
Consulted
Engaged
Facilitated
Partnered
Performed
Taught
Trained
Unified
Verbal Communication
Assured
Communicated
Followed up
Followed through
Negotiated
Presented
Promoted
Related
Sold
Technical
Analytical
Analyzed
Clarified
Conducted
Evaluated
Examined
Extracted
Liquidated
Maximized
Positioned
Quantified
Researched
Satisfied
Validated
Verified
Conceived
Created
Designed
Developed
Formed
Generated
Innovated
Produced
Redefined
Redesigned
Restored
Creativity
Leadership
See Terms, Processes,
Traits and Skills on Page 2
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Terms and Processes
These can be integrated
into bullet statements,
cover letters, online
summaries, elevator pitches
and interviews to assist the
reader in understanding
how you accomplished
your tasks.
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Adjusting/closing entries
Analysis/analyzing
Asset(s)
Asset management
Audit/auditing
Balance sheet
Benefits administration
Billing
Bond(s)
Budget/budgeting
Business plan
Buyout
Campaign
Capital budget
Cash flow
Cash management
Chart of accounts
Client/client base
Collections
Commercial lending
Compliance
Consumer lending
Contract mgmt
Cost accounting
Cost benefit analysis
Cost of goods sold (COGS)
Cost reduction and avoidance
Credit management
Debt
Debt management
Debt refinancing
Debt service
Debt to worth
Depreciation/accelerated
depreciation
Disbursements
Discount cash flow
Dividend(s)
Due diligence
EBIT/EBITDA
Eciencies
Equity
Equity underwriting
Expenditures
Expense analysis
Fast-paced
Feasibility
Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB)
Financial analysis
Financial modeling
Financial planning
Financial reporting
Financial statements
Fixed assets
Fixed cost
Forecast/forecasting
Foreign exchange
GAAP
General accounting
General Ledger
Globalization
Goal(s)
Guarantee
High stress
Inflow/outflow
Interest rate(s)
International Financial
Reporting Standards
Internal controls
Inventory control
Inventory management
Investment analysis
Investment finance
Investor relations
Initial Public Oering (IPO)
Invoice
Job (order) costing
Journal/journaling
Loan administration
Lending
Letter of credit
Liabilities/liability
Liquidity
Management reporting
Markets
Mergers and acquisitions
Money
Mutual fund(s)
Net present value (NPV)
Net worth
Operating reports
Option(s)
Overhead
Payroll administration
Policies
Procedures
Process/processing
Process improvement
Profit and loss analysis
Profit and loss statement (P&L)
Projections
Public speaking
Purchase accounting
Quarterly/year-end reporting
Real estate
Receipts
Reconciliations
Records
Regulations
Relationship management
Reporting and analysis
Revenue
Reverse takeover
Risk management
ROE/ROI/ROA
Sarbanes Oxley
Securities
Shareholder
Spreadsheets
Standards
Strategic planning
Statistical models
Stock(s)
Supplier
Tax accounting
Tax compliance
Tax planning
Taxation
Technology
Transaction
Treasury
Trend analysis
Underwriting
Valuation
Variance analysis
Vendor
Venture capital
Yield
Traits and Skills
These can be integrated
into bullet statements,
cover letters, online
summaries, elevator pitches
and interviews. Be sure
to choose skills and traits
that align with the position
description as well as the
values and needs of the
organization/industry.
Accountable
Accurate
Active listening
Adaptable
Agile
Analytical
Balanced
Capable
Careful
Competitive edge/advantage
Communicative
Confident
Conflict resolution
Conscious
Conservative
Consistent
Cooperative
Coordinator
Creative
Critical thinking
Cross functional
Culturally conscious
Curious
Decision-making
Dependable
Detail oriented
Determined
Diligent
Directive
Discrete
Dynamic
Eective
Ecient
Ethical
Facilitator
Flexible
Focused
Ecient
Enthusiastic
Goal-seeking
Hardworking
Independent
Initiative
Intelligent
Interpersonal
Innovative
Integrity
Investigative
Judgment
Intuitive
Knowledgeable
Leader
Liable
Logical
Meticulous
Mindful
Motivated
Negotiations
Objective
Organized
Quality
Quantitative
Quick learner
Passionate
Patient
Planner
Persuasive
Prepared
Proactive
Problem solve(r)
Productive
Proficient
Professional
Precise
Prompt
Provide
Punctual
Reliable
Resourceful
Respectable
Respectful
Responsible
Responsive
Selfless
Service
Specific
Strategic
Tactical
Task oriented
Teamwork
Technical
Thorough
Transformative
Troubleshooter
Well-written
Keywords For Accounting and Finance Jobs