Accountant Resume Format & Example (ATS-Optimized)

Compliance and closing work stated as scale and accuracy: entries handled, closes shortened, audits cleared.

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Professional Summary

Accountant with 6 years across AP, AR and statutory compliance for two entities. Shortened month-end close from 9 days to 5 and cleared three consecutive statutory audits with no adverse observations.

Core Skills

Accounting: Accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, bank reconciliation, month-end close

Compliance: GST returns (GSTR-1, 3B), TDS, PF and ESI, statutory audit support

Systems: TallyPrime, SAP FICO, Zoho Books, Excel (pivot tables, lookups, macros)

Reporting: MIS reports, cash flow tracking, variance analysis

Key Achievements

Cut month-end close from 9 days to 5 by standardising the accrual and reconciliation checklist.

Processed 900+ vendor invoices a month with a sub-1% error rate over 24 months.

Cleared three consecutive statutory audits with no adverse observations.

Experience

Senior Accountant — Vantage Industries | Apr 2022 – Present

• Own the general ledger and month-end close for two entities in TallyPrime and SAP FICO.

• File monthly GSTR-1 and 3B and quarterly TDS returns, with zero late filings to date.

• Prepare the MIS pack reviewed by the finance controller each month.

Accountant — Rasmi Traders | Jun 2019 – Mar 2022

• Managed AP and AR across 200+ active vendor and customer accounts.

• Reconciled 6 bank accounts weekly and cleared a 14-month backlog of open items.

Education

M.Com — Pune University, 2019

B.Com — Pune University, 2017

Projects

Vendor master cleanup — de-duplicated 1,100 vendor records, removing repeat-payment risk before an ERP migration.

Additional

CA Inter (both groups cleared)

Advanced Excel certification

GST practitioner training

What recruiters look for in a accountant resume

  • Whether you have closed books independently or only supported someone who did.
  • Statutory exposure — GST, TDS and audit are the usual first filters in India.
  • ERP match with the company's stack.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Writing 'handled accounting work' with no volume, entity count or software named.
  • Omitting audit exposure, which is often the deciding line between two similar profiles.
  • Mixing date formats between roles — parsers then misread your tenure.

Accountant resume FAQs

What is the best resume format for an accountant in India?

Reverse-chronological, one to two pages, single column. Lead with a summary naming your ERP and statutory exposure, then core skills, key achievements, experience, education and certifications.

Should I list GST and TDS separately on my resume?

Yes. Many Indian postings filter for those exact terms, and a generic 'statutory compliance' line will not match them.

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