Accountant Resume Example

Accountant roles in India are screened hard on compliance credentials and software proficiency before soft skills get a look. Recruiters — especially at CA firms, manufacturing companies, and NBFCs — want to see your CA qualification stage, Tally or SAP FICO hands-on experience, and concrete GST/TDS compliance history. Quantify close-cycle timelines, penalty-free filing records, and the revenue size of organisations you've handled to stand out from generic profiles.

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Key skills

  • Tally Prime / SAP FICO
  • GST filing & reconciliation
  • TDS / TCS computation
  • Financial close & MIS reporting
  • Accounts payable & receivable
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Income-tax return preparation
  • Statutory audit support

Resume tips

  • State your CA qualification stage explicitly (Foundation, Intermediate, Final, or Qualified) — many ATS filters and HR screeners treat this as a knockout criterion.
  • Name the revenue size or transaction volume of companies you've worked with (e.g. '₹180 crore manufacturer') to contextualise your scale of work.
  • Quantify compliance wins: consecutive years of zero-penalty GST filing, DSO reduction, or close-cycle improvement are far stronger than 'managed GST returns'.
  • List specific Tally or SAP FICO modules you've configured, not just 'used accounting software' — software proficiency is often a round-1 filter.
  • Mirror the exact statutory terms from the JD (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, ITC reconciliation, 26AS) to pass keyword-matching ATS scans.

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