Accountant Resume Example (2026)

A complete accountant resume example. Accounting is one of the few fields where the work is already measured — days to close, accounts reconciled, variances found, audit adjustments — and a resume that reports those numbers reads as competence rather than a job description. This one does, and keeps its licence status and systems where a controller will see them. Open it in the editor, replace the content with your own, and export a PDF.

Why this accountant resume works

• Every bullet carries an accounting metric — close days, reconciliation volume, audit adjustments, dollar impact
• CPA status and licence state are stated plainly rather than left for the reader to infer
• ERP and reporting systems (NetSuite, SAP, Excel modelling) are named for keyword filters
• Process improvements are quantified in time saved, which is how accounting managers judge them
• A plain, conventional layout — finance departments treat decorative resumes as a warning sign

Daniel Okafor — Senior Accountant, CPA

daniel.okafor@email.com · +1 (312) 555-0188 · linkedin.com/in/danielokafor

Summary

• Senior accountant and licensed CPA with 6 years across public audit and corporate accounting. Cut the monthly close from 9 days to 5, own 40+ balance sheet reconciliations, and closed two consecutive audits with zero adjustments.

Experience

• Senior Accountant — Meridian Logistics Group (Mar 2022 – Present)
• Own the monthly close for three entities with $180M combined revenue, cutting the cycle from 9 days to 5 by rebuilding the checklist and automating recurring entries
• Reconcile 40+ balance sheet accounts monthly, clearing a $310K aged reconciling balance inherited at handover within two quarters
• Prepare consolidated reporting packages and CFO variance analysis on any line moving more than 5% against budget
• Supported two external audits as primary contact, both closed with zero adjustments and no management letter comments
• Staff Accountant — Halstead Manufacturing (Jul 2020 – Feb 2022)
• Prepared journal entries, accruals and prepaid schedules for a $60M manufacturer, closing the books on the third business day each month
• Built the intercompany reconciliation template still used across four subsidiaries, and recovered $47K by catching a duplicate vendor payment pattern in a routine AP review
• Audit Associate — Brennan & Fitch LLP (Aug 2019 – Jun 2020)
• Executed audit fieldwork across 11 privately held manufacturing and distribution clients, testing revenue, inventory and payroll cycles

Projects

• Close automation in NetSuite (2024)
• Implemented recurring journal templates, automated bank feeds and a close dashboard, saving ~30 manual hours a month

Education

• B.S. Accountancy — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2015 – 2019), GPA 3.8/4.0

Skills

• US GAAP, Month-End Close, Account Reconciliation, Journal Entries, Financial Reporting, Accruals and Prepaids, Fixed Assets, Audit Support, Internal Controls (SOX), NetSuite, SAP, Advanced Excel

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