Role snapshot
A Accounting Intern focuses on internship experience in accounts, reconciliations and finance support. This page shows what to put on a Accounting Intern CV, which skills and keywords to include, how to write achievement bullets and which qualifications strengthen your application.
Professional summary starter
Detail-oriented Accounting Intern with a solid foundation in internship experience in accounts, reconciliations and finance support. Skilled in data entry accuracy, basic reconciliations and excel basics, with working knowledge of ERP and planning systems and Collaboration tools. Seeking to contribute accuracy, reliability and a strong willingness to learn as a Accounting Intern.
Replace each [bracket] with your own facts. Edit the wording until it sounds like you.
Core skills to show
Data entry accuracyBasic reconciliationsExcel basicsDocument filing and support
Related keywords recruiters search for
Data entry accuracyBasic reconciliationsExcel basicsDocument filing and supportfinance leadershipstrategytransformationstakeholder managementcapital allocationgovernanceteam developmentboard reportingcost optimisationworking capitalinternshiptransferable skills
Tools and standards
Tools
- ERP and planning systems
- Microsoft Excel
- Power BI
- PowerPoint
- Treasury and banking portals
- Collaboration tools
Standards and frameworks
- Governance and controls
- Strategic planning
- Capital allocation
Achievement bullet ideas
Start each bullet with a strong verb and add a number, scale or time saved.
- Supported the accounts team with [X]+ entries a week with [X]% accuracy
- Prepared [X] reconciliations and spreadsheets for supervisor review
- Digitised and organised [X] files for easier audit retrieval
- Led a finance team of [X] and delivered [outcome] for a business with revenue of [amount].
Suggested CV structure
- Professional summary
- Education
- Experience
- Key achievements
- Core skills and tools
- Certifications
- Languages, awards and optional sections
Executives: lead with scale, results and leadership, in that order. Freshers: lead with education, projects, internships and tools.