Skip to content

Guide

Building a Skills Section That Works

Group skills by type and show depth instead of long keyword lists.

Group your skills

Accounting: general ledger, reconciliations, month-end close, fixed assets.
Reporting and standards: IFRS, Ind AS, US GAAP, management reporting.
Tax and compliance: GST, TDS, VAT, transfer pricing.
Systems: SAP, Oracle, Tally Prime, QuickBooks, Power BI.
Excel: pivot tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, macros.

Show depth

Add a level only when it helps: Advanced, Intermediate. Back the key skills with evidence in your experience bullets.

Avoid

Rating skills with stars or percentage bars, because ATS ignore them and recruiters distrust them.
Listing basic office skills like typing.
Listing tools you cannot discuss in an interview.

Order

Put the skills that match the job description first.

Open the CV builder Run an ATS check

Keep reading

Strong Action Verbs for Finance and Accounting BulletsVerb banks grouped by task, so bullets start strong.ATS-Friendly CV FormattingHow applicant tracking systems read a CV and how to avoid parsing problems.Listing Certifications, Exams and ArticleshipHow to show completed, part-qualified and in-progress qualifications honestly.CV for Fresh Graduates and Trainee AccountantsA one-page approach when you have limited experience.