These are the ATS keywords, credentials, and software terms that recur across current accountant job descriptions — organized so you can scan for what your resume is missing. Placement matters as much as presence: an ATS keyword buried in a skills list ranks lower than the same term used in context inside an experience bullet.

Title variants

  • Accountant
  • Staff Accountant
  • Senior Accountant
  • Accounting Manager
  • Controller
  • Assistant Controller
  • Financial Accountant
  • Management Accountant
  • Cost Accountant
  • Tax Accountant
  • Audit Associate
  • Audit Senior
  • CPA
  • ACCA
  • ACA

Credentials

  • CPA
  • CMA
  • CIA
  • EA
  • ACA
  • ACCA
  • CIMA
  • CIPFA
  • AAT
  • CFA
  • CGMA
  • CFE
  • ATT
  • CTA

ERP and software

  • SAP
  • SAP FICO
  • SAP S/4HANA
  • Oracle
  • Oracle Fusion
  • Oracle EBS
  • NetSuite
  • Dynamics 365
  • Dynamics GP
  • Workday
  • Sage
  • Sage Intacct
  • Sage 200
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • BlackLine
  • Hyperion
  • HFM
  • OneStream
  • IBM Cognos
  • SAP BPC
  • Planful

Tax software

  • ONESOURCE
  • CCH Axcess
  • Lacerte
  • ProConnect
  • Alphatax
  • TaxCalc
  • IRIS
  • CorpTax

Accounting standards

  • GAAP
  • US GAAP
  • IFRS
  • ASC 606
  • ASC 842
  • ASC 740
  • ASC 718
  • ASC 815
  • ASC 350
  • IFRS 15
  • IFRS 16
  • IFRS 9
  • FRS 102
  • IAS 36
  • SOX
  • Sarbanes-Oxley
  • PCAOB
  • Section 404
  • internal controls
  • ICFR

Processes

  • month-end close
  • year-end close
  • journal entries
  • accruals
  • prepayments
  • bank reconciliation
  • balance sheet reconciliation
  • intercompany elimination
  • consolidation
  • financial statements
  • variance analysis
  • flux analysis
  • audit preparation
  • PBC schedules
  • accounts payable
  • accounts receivable
  • fixed assets
  • depreciation

Financial metrics

  • ERP implementation
  • chart of accounts
  • ETR
  • effective tax rate
  • R&D tax credit
  • transfer pricing
  • valuation allowance
  • revenue recognition
  • lease accounting
  • EBITDA
  • budget vs actual
  • forecast

Long-tail phrases

  • accountant resume
  • CPA resume
  • accountant cv
  • accountant resume examples
  • accountant resume 2026
  • staff accountant resume
  • senior accountant resume
  • how to write an accountant resume
  • public accounting resume
  • Big 4 accountant resume

Pasting these terms into your resume verbatim without matching context can read as keyword stuffing to a human reviewer, even if it passes the ATS. The full Accountant resume guide shows where each category belongs and how to work it into real experience bullets.