Resume Skills and Keywords Junior Accountant & Bookkeeper

Junior accountants assist firms by handling accounting and financial chores on a regular basis. Reports are compiled, and financial statements and other financial documentation are prepared, maintained, and reconciled. They provide crucial office services while assisting upper-level accounting managers and senior accountants. They are an important part of the workplace hierarchy and help to handle many conflicts before they become bigger concerns.

Skills required for a junior accountant and bookkeeper role:

  • Auditing Principles 
  • Analytical skills 
  • Invoicing 
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accounts Payble
  • Journal Entries
  • Reconciliations
  • Accounts opening and closing
  • Reporting and Documentation 
  • Cost Accounting 
  • Systems analysis skills
  • Mathematics skills
  • Payroll

What recruiters look for in a  junior accountant and bookkeeper resume: 

  • Ability to post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
  • Skills in updating accounts receivable and issued invoices.
  • Knowledgeable in updating accounts payable and performing reconciliations.
  • Experience in assisting with the processing of balance sheets, income statements, and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines. 

What can make your junior accountant and bookkeeper resume stand out:

A strong summary that demonstrates your skills, experience and background in accounting

  • Organized and detail-focused Bookkeeper and Accountant with skills in accurately and efficiently supporting overall accounting activities; comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles payroll, general ledger posting and invoicing. 

Targeted job description 

  • Analyze financial information and prepare balance sheets.
  • Coordinate with management and staff to prepare budgets.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational guidelines and procedures, and federal and state regulations.
  • Resolve account payable and receivable issues or queries. 

Related academic background 

  •  B. Com | Sita Ram Institute of Management | 2018
  • Higher Secondary | Ryan Public School | 2015 
  • Senior Secondary | Ryan Public School | 2013 

Sample Resume of Junior Accountant & Bookkepper in Text Format

RISHABH MITTAL 

B.Com Graduate - Accountant 

657463827632 | rishabhmittal@gmail.com | C-37 Colamba road, Noida 

Organized and detail-focused Bookkeeper and Accountant with skills in accurately and efficiently supporting overall accounting activities; comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles payroll, general ledger posting, and invoicing. 

EXPERIENCE / INTERNSHIP 

Intern

Share Partners | Jun 2017 – Aug 2017

  • Assisted with research, ling, data entry, and recording and maintaining accurate and complete financial records. 
  • Prepared financial reports, such as balance sheets, income statements, invoices, and other documents. Worked with bookkeeping software and handled administrative work of the organization. 

EDUCATION 

  •  B. Com | Sita Ram Institute of Management | 2018
  • Higher Secondary | Ryan Public School | 2015 
  • Senior Secondary | Ryan Public School | 2013 

PROJECTS 

Ratio Analysis - IT Sector 

  • Collected annual, half-yearly and quarterly financial reports of the Top 5 IT companies. 
  • Performed Ratio Analysis from the report and prepared reports separately for the companies. 
  • Compared the ratios between the companies and generated one combine report as per their financial status and market share. 

PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 

Certifications 

  • Completed 250 days online coaching of Cost Accounting from Indian Institute of Accountancy. 

Seminars 

  • Attended seminar on "Wheels of Changes in GST" at Bal Bharti College. 

SKILLS (TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONAL) 

Accounting | Auditing Principles | Analytical skills | Invoicing | Reporting and Documentation | Cost Accounting 

EXTRA-CURRICULAR 

Positions of Responsibility 

  • Captain of the Boys Volleyball team in the college. 
  • Member of the college Student Council 

Volunteering 

  • Volunteered at the college internship fest "Intern Levels 2.0" 

Participations / Sports 

  • Participated in the Youth Festival organised at the university.