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Accounting CVs are read by detail-oriented people, so accuracy and structure matter more than design. Show the size of what you handled, the systems you used, and where your work saved time or money.

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Sana Tariq

Accountant — ACCA Affiliate

sana.tariq@example.com+92 300 5557788Karachi, Pakistanlinkedin.com/in/sana-tariq-example

Profile

ACCA affiliate with 4 years of experience in general ledger, month-end close and tax compliance for manufacturing and retail companies. Shortened the monthly close from 9 to 5 working days and led preparation for two clean external audits.

Experience

Accountant

Indus Textile MillsKarachi

Feb 2022 – Present

Own the general ledger and month-end close for 3 business units with combined revenue of PKR 4.2 billion
Shortened the monthly close from 9 to 5 working days by building reconciliation templates in Excel Power Query
Prepare monthly sales tax and withholding tax returns on the FBR IRIS portal with no late filings in 2 years
Coordinated two statutory audits with a Big Four firm, closing all findings within the agreed deadline

Junior Accountant

Crescent RetailKarachi

Jul 2020 – Jan 2022

Reconciled 12 bank accounts and 300+ vendor ledgers each month in SAP FI
Processed payroll for 180 staff and resolved discrepancies before payment dates

Education

ACCA — Affiliate (13 of 13 papers)

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

2023

B.Com

University of KarachiKarachi

2016 – 2020

First division

Skills

General ledger
Month-end close
Bank reconciliation
IFRS
Sales tax & withholding
SAP FI
QuickBooks
Advanced Excel
Power Query

Certifications

ACCA Affiliate
Advanced Excel for Finance — ICAP (2021)

Languages

English — fluent
Urdu — native

How to write a accountant CV

State your qualification stage clearly — ACCA (affiliate / 9 papers passed), CA Inter, ICMA or B.Com — near the top.
Name the software: SAP FI, Oracle, QuickBooks, Xero, Peachtree, Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query).
Quantify: number of vendors, monthly close time, value of reconciliations, audit findings closed.
Use a clean single-column template. Many finance employers still print CVs.

Professional summary example

Achievement bullet examples

Own the general ledger and month-end close for 3 business units with combined revenue of PKR 4.2 billion
Shortened the monthly close from 9 to 5 working days by building reconciliation templates in Excel Power Query
Prepare monthly sales tax and withholding tax returns on the FBR IRIS portal with no late filings in 2 years
Coordinated two statutory audits with a Big Four firm, closing all findings within the agreed deadline
Reconciled 12 bank accounts and 300+ vendor ledgers each month in SAP FI
Processed payroll for 180 staff and resolved discrepancies before payment dates

Top skills for a accountant

General ledgerMonth-end closeBank reconciliationIFRSSales tax & withholdingSAP FIQuickBooksAdvanced ExcelPower Query

This example uses the Classic template. All names and companies are fictional.

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