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Accountant
CV example for accountants, controllers and finance professionals in the UK. Tailored for applications at Big 4, mid-tier firms and corporates.
Eleanor Whitmore
Executive Summary
ACA-qualified accountant with 8 years of audit experience at Big 4, specialising in financial institutions and retail (audit engagements >£500M revenue). Responsible audit manager for 14 statutory audits per season. Strong experience with IFRS transitions and SOX compliance programmes.
Erhvervserfaring
Audit Manager — Financial Services
Responsible for the delivery of audit engagements at banks and insurers. Managing teams of 6-12 auditors.
- Audit-responsible for 4 major financial services clients with combined revenue of £2.8bn.
- Led IFRS 17 transition project at an insurance client; on-time delivery and clean audit opinion.
- Coached 3 senior associates through final ACA exams; all 3 passed at first attempt.
Senior Associate Audit
Audit engagements at retail and consumer-goods clients.
- Fieldwork coordinator on statutory audits up to £800M revenue (Tesco supplier, FTSE-listed retailer).
- Author of internal quality memo on inventory cycles; incorporated into UK audit methodology.
Uddannelse
ACA — Chartered Accountant (ICAEW)
MSc Accounting and Finance
Kernekompetencer
ACA · IFRS · SOX · Audit Command Language (ACL) · Power BI · Caseware · IDEA · Lead auditor
Skabelon: executive · Farve: slate
Hvordan skriver man et stærkt CV som accountant?
Konkret, uden klichéer — hvad der virker hos rekrutterere.
Qualification, niche and seniority first
Big 4 and mid-tier firms screen for three filters: ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification (or in-progress), sector specialism (Financial Services, Retail, Public Sector), and your management track. Put that information explicitly on line 1 of your profile. Anyone writing audit manager without sector-specific work history immediately raises doubt.
Numbers and names are fine — discretion lives within NDAs
Auditors are often cautious with client names because of confidentiality obligations — rightly so. But revenue ranges and sector context ("Tesco supplier", "FTSE-listed insurer") are usually permitted and powerful. Also include final-exam achievements (CFO presentations, IFRS transitions delivered, clean audit opinions) where they measurably contributed.
Promotion track and coaching impact
At manager level and above, your ability to pull people up is as important as technical quality. "Coached 3 senior associates through final ACA exams; all 3 passed at first attempt" is a strong signal of the professional quality partners want to see.