Accountant & Finance CV Template (UK)

What employers look for

Finance hiring managers look for your qualification status (qualified, part-qualified, studying), the size and type of organisations you have worked in, the systems you know and hard evidence: savings found, close timelines cut, forecasts that held.

Sections to include

Profile: qualification, sector, and the scale you work at
Key achievements: 3 to 4 headline results with numbers
Professional experience: entity size, reporting lines, scope
Professional qualifications: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA with dates or exam progress
Core competencies: technical areas and systems
Education

Skills to mention

Pick the ones that are true for you and appear in the job advert:

Month-end close
Management accounts
Budgeting & forecasting
Variance analysis
IFRS / FRS 102
VAT
Audit
Excel (advanced)
Power BI
SAP
Xero
Stakeholder reporting

An example bullet point

Cut the month-end close from 9 to 5 working days by automating 14 reconciliations in Excel and Power Query.

Start with an action verb, say what you did, and finish with a result or number.

Tips

State your qualification status in the first line.
Quantify everything: turnover, headcount, savings, days.
Name the systems you use daily.
Keep it to two pages unless you are very senior.

Mistakes to avoid

No numbers on a finance CV
Hiding part-qualified status or exam progress
Using jargon from one employer that others will not recognise

Accountant and finance CV template