Accountant Resume Example (2026) — ATS-Friendly

Accountant Resume Example

Accuracy, compliance, and close cycles you can trust

Accounting resumes are read for precision and credentials. This example leads with your CPA progress and core competencies — reconciliations, month-end close, GAAP compliance — then quantifies the ledgers, audits, and savings you owned, in a formal layout that fits the profession.

ATS keywords for accountant resumes

Work the terms that match the job description naturally into your resume so it ranks well in applicant tracking systems.

accountant
GAAP
accounts payable
accounts receivable
month-end close
financial reporting
reconciliation
QuickBooks
audit
CPA

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David Kim

david.kim@email.com · +1 (213) 555-0164 · Los Angeles, CA · https://linkedin.com/in/davidkim

Professional summary

Detail-driven accountant with 6 years in general ledger and financial reporting for mid-size companies. CPA candidate who owns accurate, on-time closes and finds the process improvements that make finance run smoother.

Skills

Accounting

General ledger, Month-end close, GAAP, Accruals, Financial reporting

Systems

QuickBooks, NetSuite, Excel (advanced), SAP, Bill.com

Professional experience

Staff Accountant
Pacific Crest Manufacturing — Los Angeles, CA
May 2020 – Present
- Own the month-end close for a $90M revenue entity, consistently closing within 4 business days.
- Automated bank and intercompany reconciliations, cutting close effort by ~15 hours per month.
- Supported the annual external audit with zero material adjustments two years running.
Junior Accountant
Harborview Associates — Long Beach, CA
Jul 2017 – Apr 2020
- Processed AP/AR for 200+ vendors and customers with 99.8% accuracy.
- Prepared monthly journal entries and variance analyses for management review.
- Implemented an expense-approval workflow that reduced processing time by 40%.