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Accounts specialist CV: example and template

This example is for accounts and settlements specialists at shared service centres, outsourcing firms and finance departments, and for finance graduates and junior accountants who want to work in accounts.

The employer wants to know which processes you run, how many documents you handle, which system you work in, how you reconcile balances and how you keep month-end deadlines. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: accounts specialist

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Adrianna Wozniak

Accounts specialist

Krakow +48 123 456 789 adrianna.wozniak@example.com

Professional profile

Accounts specialist with 5 years at a shared service centre, the last 3 in the accounts payable team for companies in 4 countries. I post purchase invoices, prepare payments, reconcile supplier balances and take part in month-end close in SAP. I handle about 2,500 invoices a month with accuracy above 99%.

Work experience

Accounts payable specialist

04.2022 - present

Shared service centre of an industrial group, Krakow

  • Accounts payable for companies in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary.
  • About 2,500 purchase invoices a month in SAP, accuracy above 99%.
  • Payment runs twice a week and resolving differences with suppliers.
  • Balance reconciliation, settling advances and month-end close reports.
  • Handling e-invoices from the national e-invoicing system and instructions for the team.

Junior accountant

07.2020 - 03.2022

Accounting firm, Krakow

  • Posting documents for small businesses.
  • Reconciling bank statements.
  • Preparing VAT returns.

Education

Master's degree, finance and accounting

2015 - 2020

Krakow University of Economics

Skills

  • Accounts payable
  • Posting purchase invoices
  • Payments and balance reconciliation
  • Month-end close
  • SAP
  • E-invoicing

Training

  • National e-invoicing system training, 2025
  • SAP finance module training, 2022
  • Advanced Excel course, 2021

Languages

  • English: C1
  • Czech: A2

Additional information

  • Hybrid work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an accounts specialist CV

Professional summary

Write which processes you run, for which companies and countries, in which system and how many documents you handle. Add a result, for example accuracy or meeting close deadlines. The employer is looking for an accurate person who works fast and does not get lost in a large number of documents.

Junior accountant with 2 years of experience at an accounting firm. I post documents for small businesses, reconcile bank statements and prepare VAT returns. I am looking for work as an accounts specialist at a service centre.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the process, companies, countries, number of documents, system, payments, balances and month-end close. Show results in numbers. Add the languages you use with suppliers or customers.

Weaker: Posting invoices.

Better: About 2,500 purchase invoices a month in SAP, accuracy above 99%.

Weaker: Payments.

Better: Payment runs twice a week and resolving differences with suppliers.

Weaker: Close.

Better: Balance reconciliation, settling advances and month-end close reports.

Skills worth listing

List accounts, posting, payments, balances, month-end close, the system and e-invoicing. In your soft skills show accuracy, punctuality and teamwork.

Professional skills

  • Accounts payable
  • Purchase invoices
  • Payments
  • Balance reconciliation
  • SAP
  • E-invoicing

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Punctuality
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Methodical approach

Training

List training in the accounting system, the national e-invoicing system and Excel. At service centres foreign languages with their level also matter.

Your first job in accounts

Shared service centres often hire finance graduates as junior specialists. On your CV show your studies, placements, Excel and languages.

Experience at an accounting firm is valuable too. It shows you know documents and posting.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A service centre looks for high document volumes, languages and SAP, an outsourcing firm for serving many clients, and an in-house finance department for a wider scope, from accounts to tax settlements. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should an accounts specialist put on a CV?

The process, companies, countries, number of documents, system, payments, balances, month-end close, languages and training.

Is knowledge of the national e-invoicing system needed?

Increasingly yes, because e-invoices are mandatory for most companies in Poland.

Which results are worth giving?

The number of documents, accuracy, on-time payments and month-end close.

How does an accounts specialist differ from an accountant?

An accounts specialist runs a chosen process, for example accounts payable, and an accountant usually keeps a company's full books.

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