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Resume for a Accountant
An accounting resume is scanned for the software, the statutory work and the size of the books you handled. Accuracy claims mean nothing without scale.
What a recruiter checks first
In roughly this order, in the first fifteen seconds.
The same experience, written twice
Left is what most accountant resumes say. Right is the same claim, made properly.
Before
Handling day to day accounting work in Tally
Preparing GST returns and TDS filings
Assisting in finalisation of accounts and audit
After
Maintained books for a ₹40 Cr turnover manufacturing unit in Tally Prime, 900+ invoices a month
Filed GSTR-1 and 3B for 3 GSTINs with no late fee in 24 consecutive months
Closed the statutory audit two weeks early by clearing a 300-entry reconciliation backlog
Illustrative examples — not an actual customer's resume.
Terms an ATS filters on
Use the ones that are true of you, in the experience itself rather than stuffed into a list.
- Tally
- GST
- TDS
- bank reconciliation
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable
- finalisation
- statutory audit
The mistake specific to this role
Claiming accuracy without scale. "Maintained accurate records" is what the job is; the reader wants to know how many records, and worth how much.
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