Bookkeeper resume keywords
The accounting software and the day-to-day cycle: payables, receivables, reconciliations, payroll. These are the terms recruiters search the ATS for, written the way postings write them.
Tools, systems and languages
- QuickBooks
- Microsoft Excel
Skills and methods
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Account Reconciliation
- Payroll Processing
- General Ledger
How to use them
- Use the posting's exact wording. If it says a term one way, write it that way at least once.
- State a license with its status and state: "CPA (Illinois, active)"
- Name the ERP and the close process you ran
- For new graduates, put Education near the top with degree, school and GPA if strong
- Only list what is true for you. A keyword you can't back up in an interview costs more than it gains.