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Accounts clerk and bookkeeper CV example
What a strong accounts clerk, creditors, debtors or bookkeeper CV looks like, with example lines you can adapt.
What employers look for
Accounts clerk adverts ask for Matric, often an accounting or bookkeeping certificate, and experience in creditors, debtors, bank reconciliations, petty cash or month-end. They name software: Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud, Xero, QuickBooks, SAP and Excel. Some ask for a few years of experience. Show the volume you process, how accurate you are, and the systems you use.
Numbers to show
- Invoices processed a month
- Reconciliations a month
- Debtors days and collection rate
- Size of the debtors book
- Number of suppliers or customers managed
- Month-end close time
- Capturing accuracy
- Payments run on time
Example profile and lines
Accounts Clerk, (company), Pinetown, 2021 to present (made up)
- Processed an average of 650 invoices a month with 99.5% capturing accuracy.
- Kept debtors days down to 34 days and collected 94% of debtors within terms.
- Reconciled the accounts of 35 suppliers every month.
- Completed 24 account and bank reconciliations a month.
- Closed month-end within 5 working days.
- Prepared VAT and PAYE submissions on SARS eFiling.
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- Creditors
- Debtors and credit control
- Bank reconciliations
- Month-end close
- VAT
- General ledger
- Sage Pastel / Xero / QuickBooks
- Excel
Tips
- Spell the software names exactly as the advert does. Pastel and Sage are often both used in adverts.
- If you hold an ICB bookkeeping certificate, put it near your name or in your profile.
- Mention your industry (retail, manufacturing, property, medical). Employers like it when you have worked in theirs.
Questions people ask
- What is the difference between an accounts clerk and a bookkeeper?
- Titles overlap. A bookkeeper usually keeps the books up to the trial balance; an accounts clerk usually handles parts such as creditors, debtors or captures. Use the title the advert uses and show what you did.
- Do I need a qualification?
- Many adverts ask for Matric and treat a bookkeeping or accounting certificate as an advantage. Experience with the right software counts a lot.
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