Accountant CV Example

A sample structure for accounting and finance roles: qualifications, month-end, audits, systems and savings.

Profile

Chartered accountant, CA(SA), with five years in financial reporting for a listed logistics group after completing my articles at a mid-tier audit firm. Strong in IFRS, consolidations and month-end automation. Looking for a financial manager role where I can own the reporting calendar.

Experience bullets

  • Shortened the month-end close from 8 working days to 5 by automating 30 recurring journals in the ERP and Excel Power Query.
  • Prepared consolidated IFRS financial statements for 14 subsidiaries; three clean audit opinions in a row.
  • Found R1.2 million of duplicate supplier payments in a vendor-master clean-up and recovered all of it.
  • Built a rolling 12-month cash-flow forecast used by the CFO in weekly treasury meetings.

Skills

IFRSConsolidationsSAPExcel and Power QueryPower BITax complianceAudit liaison

Put professional qualifications (CA(SA), ACCA, CIMA, SAIPA) next to your name or in the first line of the profile, and say whether your articles were completed.