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Management Accountant CV skills (October 2026)

Skills named in UK adverts on companies’ own job pages. Add a skill to your CV only if you have it.

Data: October 2026, 30 adverts

Credential sources checked September 2026

UK adverts on companies' own job pages

  • Management accounts In 24 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Excel In 23 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Balance sheet In 22 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Month-end close In 20 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Financial reporting In 17 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Accruals and prepayments In 15 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Financial controls In 14 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Journals In 13 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Forecasting In 12 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Cash flow management In 11 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • VAT In 11 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Intercompany accounting In 10 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Variance analysis In 10 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Excel formulas (pivot tables, lookups) In 9 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Finance systems In 9 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Financial analysis In 9 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Purchase ledger (accounts payable) In 9 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • FP&A In 8 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Reconciliations In 8 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Statutory accounts In 8 of 30 Management Accountant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.

Credentials to check

These checks come from the role’s credential guidance, not advert frequency. Include only credentials you hold, and check what your advert asks for.

  • Qualified accountant (<ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA>), member since <year>

How we count

We count published UK adverts on companies’ own job pages whose titles match the role’s catalogue phrases, every work type together. A skill counts once per advert. The denominator includes all adverts in that role, including those with no recognised skills.

Lists need at least 20 adverts with recognised skills from at least 3 companies, at least 5 naming a displayed skill, and usable coverage for the discipline. We leave out single-letter terms, generic descriptions and eligibility attributes.

This describes UK adverts on companies’ own job pages. It does not measure your ability or predict an interview.