Accounting Resume Example

If you are applying for an accounting position, given below is an accounting resume example. Follow the basic rules of resume writing. Do not write ‘resume’ on top of your resume. Instead print you name, followed by your address (es), contact information, phone numbers, e-mail etc.

Next, is a summary of your current job description and areas of responsibility.

Nex, in an accounting resume example comes your education - in reverse chronological order. Mention highlights and achievements and relevant coursework (such as Managerial Accounting, Information Systems, Auditing, Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting etc.)

Next in an accounting resume example you mention work experience. Mention details of past experience such as Company name, location, time period, job responsibilities, specific achievements and awards. Mention the nature of work, how it helped management, any specific contributions to the organization etc.

In an accounting resume example, mention any other skills you have that could help the organization in the future or in its current plans. Normally these would include specialist skills and computer skills.

Thus, an accounting resume example would look something like this:

John Smith,
Address 1
City, State, Zip

Phone number
Mobile number
email:  

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER/ ACCOUNTING MANAGER

An accounting and financial professional with Y+ years of experience. Experienced in financial planning, analysis and accounting principles, budget preparation, planning and scheduling, taxation, cash management, GAAP. Proven track record with capacity to maximize business and integrate finance function. Proactive, innovative and result oriented with excellent communication skills. Open to travel.

Professional expertise includes:

·         Organizational reengineering

·         Budgeting & Forecasting

·         Business Modeling

·         Financial Analysis & Reporting

·         Risk Management and General Accounting

·         Taxation and Public Accounting

·         Cost Price Margin Profitability Variance Analysis 

EDUCATION

·        B.S. Finance Minor: Psychology XYZ University, Atlanta, Georgia

·        Major in Accounting, GPA 3.5/4.0

·        Major in Business Administration with a Management emphasis, GPA 3.54/4.0

·        Dean’s list recognition, three semesters

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ZZZ Inc, Atlanta, Georgia
2002-Present
Controller

Overall financial authority of the organization and accountable for budget preparation, audit, taxation, accounting, closing of books, reports summarizing, development of financial statements. Supervised a team of 20. Provided investment and business analysis as well as recommendations and contingency plans for Executives to make strategic, operational, capital expenditure, resource allocation and critical projects decisions.

·         Created and customized financial models using wide range of data, historical trends, marketplace factors and product assumptions to develop ROI analysis for new and special bids business cases.

1.      IRR and NPV

2.      P&L and Cash Flow

3.      Break Even Parameters

4.      Sensitivities

·        Recommended retention of second banking relationship to expand finance options

YYY CORPORATION, Atlanta, Georgia
2000-2002
CONTROLLER, Promoted from Senior Financial Analyst

·         Coordinated monthly closing, financial statements. No financial statements had been produced and bank statements were not reconciled.

·         Oversaw financial transactions compliance with GAAP and company policy.

·         Put procedures and controls in place to stop incorrect processing of information.

·         Reconciliation of sister company vendor of accounts.

AB INC., Atlanta, GA
1997-2000
STAFF ACCOUNTANT

·         Established, proposed and streamlined new business protocol for alternative risk exposure process involving areas of ordering, purchasing, shipping, receiving and payment transactions.

·         Initiated and documented policies and procedures for the accounting and finance department for business control, preventing and avoiding risk exposure and potential auditing.

·         Developed corrective actions to improve financial and business process controls including implementing new accounting application and networking system preparation for Y2K.

FE INTERNATIONAL, Atlanta, GA
1994-1997
COST ACCOUNTANT

·         Reviewed, analyzed and updated standard costs, product margins and cost variances; suggested and deployed actions to improve revenue and profits.

·         Performed inventory control on a daily basis; recommended alternatives to avoid surplus and cost savings by improving the Purchasing Department strategy.

·         Prepared profitability analysis and evaluated new products including pricing relative to the market as well as setting up appropriate markups.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

·         Access, ADP, Agile, AS 400, ASRS, Certified QMF, Dejaview, Essbase, Excel,

·         Freelance, Hyperion, JD Edwards, Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Notes, PAR, PeopleSoft

·         Platinum, PowerPoint, Profs/VM, RR Reporter, SAP, Workstream, WS

·         WS Ad-Hoc Reporting System Wars

SPECIAL SKILLS, INTERESTS:

Expertise in accounting, finance,
Athletic interests in swimming, long distance running and biking.

REFERENCES: Available on request