Accounting Manager resume keywords
Core keywords are the skill list on the Accounting Manager resume example.
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Counted on 2026-10-10 from 30 public job postings whose titles match Accounting Manager. Those postings came from Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, and SmartRecruiters. A posting is counted for this role when the longest published job-title phrase in its title is Accounting Manager. The crawl queried Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and SmartRecruiters for 133 employers in the State of ATS 2026 dataset that use those vendors, and for 279 additional public boards from the extended coverage tier. The extended boards are not part of the 738-company statistics. 361 boards returned postings out of 412 boards attempted, and 46923 postings were scanned. HTML was stripped before counting, and each posting counts once per term. Phrases beyond the published skill list are the most common two- and three-word phrases in the matched postings. Posting text is not stored. A role page shows these percentages only when at least 30 descriptions were counted.
These are the terms to put on the resume when they match work you have done.
- Month-End Close
43% of 30 recent postings mention Month-End Close.
- Account Reconciliations
50% of 30 recent postings mention Account Reconciliations.
- Journal Review
0% of 30 recent postings mention Journal Review.
- Close Checklists
0% of 30 recent postings mention Close Checklists.
- Staff Assignments
0% of 30 recent postings mention Staff Assignments.
- GAAP
67% of 30 recent postings mention GAAP.
- NetSuite
63% of 30 recent postings mention NetSuite.
- Flux Notes
0% of 30 recent postings mention Flux Notes.
- Open Accounts
0% of 30 recent postings mention Open Accounts.
- Controller Handoff
0% of 30 recent postings mention Controller Handoff.
The skills catalog does not name extra terms for this role. The core list above is the published skill list.
These phrases showed up often in the matched postings and are not already on the published skill list.
- accounting manager
70% of 30 recent postings mention accounting manager.
- journal entries
67% of 30 recent postings mention journal entries.
- internal controls
63% of 30 recent postings mention internal controls.
- public accounting
57% of 30 recent postings mention public accounting.
- accounting team
50% of 30 recent postings mention accounting team.
- end close
50% of 30 recent postings mention end close.
- month end
50% of 30 recent postings mention month end.
- accounting processes
43% of 30 recent postings mention accounting processes.
- progressive accounting
43% of 30 recent postings mention progressive accounting.
- financial reporting
40% of 30 recent postings mention financial reporting.
- medical dental
40% of 30 recent postings mention medical dental.
- revenue recognition
40% of 30 recent postings mention revenue recognition.
Where to place them
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Headline
Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Accounting Manager | Month-End Close | Account Reconciliations.
- 2
Skills
List the core terms together in the skills section: Month-End Close, Account Reconciliations, Journal Review, Close Checklists, Staff Assignments, GAAP, NetSuite, Flux Notes, Open Accounts, Controller Handoff.
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Experience
Use Month-End Close, Account Reconciliations, Journal Review inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.
These lines are already published on the Accounting Manager resume example. Use them as a pattern for where a keyword sits next to a result, and replace the details with your own.
- Assigned the account reconciliation on the close checklist and wrote which one was still not reviewed
- Held the NetSuite journal when the flux note did not explain the balance
- Did not prepare the cash forecast and did not file the tax return
- Left the controller the account that was still open and the checklist line that was blank
Questions about Accounting Manager keywords
What keywords should a Accounting Manager resume include?
Core keywords for a Accounting Manager resume are Month-End Close, Account Reconciliations, Journal Review, Close Checklists, Staff Assignments, GAAP, NetSuite, Flux Notes, Open Accounts, Controller Handoff. Core keywords are the skill list on the Accounting Manager resume example. Percentages are the share of 30 public postings fetched on 2026-10-10 whose titles match this role.
Where should Accounting Manager keywords go on a resume?
Headline: Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Accounting Manager | Month-End Close | Account Reconciliations. Skills: List the core terms together in the skills section: Month-End Close, Account Reconciliations, Journal Review, Close Checklists, Staff Assignments, GAAP, NetSuite, Flux Notes, Open Accounts, Controller Handoff. Experience: Use Month-End Close, Account Reconciliations, Journal Review inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.
How do I check a Accounting Manager resume?
Open the free ATS checker with Accounting Manager prefilled, paste your resume, and compare it with the keyword list on this page.