- Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination | Passed [Month Year]
SKILLS
- Bookkeeping and general ledger entries
- Excel and accounting software
- Knowledge of Philippine tax and financial reporting rules
- Attention to detail with numbers
- Meeting month-end deadlines under pressure
WORK EXPERIENCE
Staff Accountant | Trading company, accounting department | Mandaluyong City | July 2023 to Present
- Recorded daily transactions in the general ledger using accounting software and Excel
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and fixed differences with the bank statement
- Processed accounts payable and receivable, including invoices, vouchers and collections
- Prepared monthly financial statements, including the balance sheet and income statement
- Computed and filed tax returns and other required government reports on time
Accounting Assistant | Family-owned retail business | Mandaluyong City | June 2021 to June 2023
- Reviewed expense reports and receipts for accuracy and proper approval
- Prepared schedules and supporting documents for the yearly audit
- Checked about 80 receipts and vouchers each week before they were posted
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy | State university, Mandaluyong City | 2021
LANGUAGES
- English: fluent. Filipino: native.
What to put in each part of your accountant resume
Objective
One sentence on the job you want and what you bring. If it fits you, adapt this one: Accountancy graduate looking for an accountant role, ready to keep accurate books, meet month-end deadlines and grow in a finance team.
Licence and certificates
Your PRC licence and its number, right under your objective. A certified public accountant (CPA) needs a PRC licence: pass the Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination, which asks for a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.
Skills
Four or five the job post asks for and you've really used, like bookkeeping and general ledger entries, or Excel and accounting software.
Work experience
Newest job first. Under each one, three to five lines that start with what you did, with a number where you can: accounts, reports and transactions.
Education
Your school, what you finished and the year. Fresh graduate? Put it above work experience.
How to write your accountant resume: fill in this template
Replace every line in [brackets]. Delete a section you can't fill.
Put your PRC licence near the top, under your objective.
Keep it to one page if you've worked under five years.
Accountant | [Area of accounting, e.g. general ledger and tax reporting]
[City], [Province] | [Email] | [Mobile number]
OBJECTIVE
[One or two sentences, e.g. Accountancy graduate looking for an accountant role, ready to keep accurate books, meet month-end deadlines and grow in a finance team.]
- Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination | Passed [Month Year]
SKILLS
- [Skill from the job post, e.g. Bookkeeping and general ledger entries]
- [Skill, e.g. Excel and accounting software]
- [Skill, e.g. Knowledge of Philippine tax and financial reporting rules]
- [Skill, e.g. Attention to detail with numbers]
WORK EXPERIENCE
[Job title] | [Company or accounting firm] | [City] | [Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- [What you did, e.g. Recorded daily transactions in the general ledger using accounting software and Excel]
- [What you did, with a number, e.g. Prepared 12 monthly bank reconciliations for 4 company accounts]
- [What you did, e.g. Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and fixed differences with the bank statement]
[Job title] | [Company or accounting firm] | [City] | [Month Year] to [Month Year]
- [What you did]
- [What you did]
EDUCATION
[Degree, e.g. Bachelor of Science in Accountancy] | [School] | [Year finished]
TRAINING AND SEMINARS
- [Training or seminar] | [Who ran it] | [Year]
LANGUAGES
- [Languages you speak, e.g. English: fluent. Filipino: native.]
How to write an accountant resume without experience
No accounting job yet? Put your education first, then your OJT or school work where experience would go: the company, the books you handled and the reports you helped prepare. Bookkeeping for a family business counts too, so say where.
Duties and skills to add to your accountant resume
The sample uses lines from the accountant job description. Pick the ones you've really done, and find the rest there. See the full accountant duties
Accountant resume questions
Where does my PRC licence go on an accountant resume?
Right under your objective, so it's the first thing an employer sees. Write your PRC licence as a certified public accountant (CPA), its number and the month you passed the Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination.
What do I write if I'm not a CPA yet?
Lead with your Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and any OJT. Leave the licence lines off until you pass the exam.
Which skills should I put first?
Start with the ones the post asks for, like Excel and accounting software. Then add ledger entries and month-end reports.
Should I put my birthday or a photo on it?
Leave your birthday off. Since 2016, Republic Act 10911 has made it unlawful for employers in the Philippines to require your age or birth date while you apply. Leave the photo off too, unless the job post asks for one.
Should I send it as a PDF or a Word file?
PDF, unless the job post asks for Word. A PDF looks the same on every screen. Put your name in the file name, like Katrina-Sy-Resume.pdf.
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