Finance and accounting resume examples

Resumes for people trusted with money: accounts, analysis, books and the bank counter.

Jennifer Walsh

Senior Accountant, CPA

[email protected]
+1 612 555 0119
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Summary

Certified public accountant with seven years of experience in corporate accounting for manufacturing companies with revenue of $150 million to $400 million. Leads the month-end close, prepares consolidated financial statements under US GAAP and cut the close from nine working days to five.

Experience

Senior Accountant, Northstar Components

Jun 2021 – Present Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lead the month-end close for three entities with combined revenue of $400 million, cutting it from nine working days to five.
Prepare consolidated financial statements and footnotes under US GAAP for the lender and the board.
Reconcile 60 balance sheet accounts each month, clearing all unexplained differences before sign-off.
Coordinated the annual external audit; the last two audits ended with no adjustments proposed.

Staff Accountant, Lakeland Foods

Aug 2018 – May 2021 Saint Paul, Minnesota

Recorded journal entries, accruals and fixed asset additions in NetSuite.
Built an Excel model for inventory reserves that the controller adopted for all plants.
Prepared sales tax returns for 11 states on time every period.

Education

Master of Accountancy, University of Minnesota

2017 – 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota

BS Accounting, University of Minnesota

2013 – 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Skills

Month-end close, US GAAP, Account reconciliations, Financial statements, Audit coordination, NetSuite, Advanced Excel, Sales tax

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) — Minnesota Board of Accountancy

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David Chen

Financial Analyst, FP&A

[email protected]
+1 415 555 0147
San Francisco, California

Summary

Financial analyst with five years of experience in planning and analysis at a software company with $250 million in revenue. Owns the monthly forecast for sales and marketing spend, built the pricing model behind a new plan that added $9 million in yearly revenue, and presents variance analysis to the CFO.

Experience

Senior Financial AnalystBayline SoftwareSan Francisco, California

Apr 2022 – Present

Own the monthly forecast and yearly budget for $80 million of sales and marketing spend.
Built the pricing model for a new enterprise plan that added about $9 million in yearly recurring revenue.
Present monthly variance analysis to the CFO and department heads, with the three main drivers and actions for each.
Automated reporting in SQL and Adaptive Planning, cutting forecast preparation from five days to two.

Financial AnalystGolden Gate Health SystemsOakland, California

Jul 2020 – Mar 2022

Prepared the capital budget for 40 equipment requests worth $22 million.
Built business cases for two new clinics; one was approved and opened on budget.
Tracked staffing costs against budget for 12 departments every month.

Education

BS FinanceUniversity of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California

2016 – 2020

Skills

Financial modeling
Forecasting and budgeting
Variance analysis
Advanced Excel
SQL
Adaptive Planning
Pricing analysis
Presenting to executives

Certifications

Level II Candidate in the CFA Program — CFA Institute

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Karen Mitchell

Full Charge Bookkeeper

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+1 813 555 0153
Tampa, Florida

Summary

Bookkeeper with eight years of experience keeping the books for small businesses in construction, retail and professional services. Handles 14 client accounts in QuickBooks Online and Xero, from bank feeds to payroll and monthly reports, and delivers every month-end pack by the fifth working day.

Experience

Bookkeeper, Bayside Bookkeeping Services

Jan 2020 – Present · Tampa, Florida

Keep the books for 14 small business clients with revenues from $400,000 to $6 million.
Reconcile bank and credit card accounts monthly and deliver profit and loss and balance sheet reports by the fifth working day.
Run payroll for 120 employees across six clients through Gusto, with no late payments.
Cleaned up two years of backlogged books for a new client in six weeks, ready for their tax filing.

Accounts Payable Clerk, Suncoast Building Supply

Mar 2017 – Dec 2019 · Clearwater, Florida

Processed about 400 vendor invoices a month, matching them to purchase orders and receipts.
Took early-payment discounts that saved about $30,000 a year.
Answered vendor questions and resolved billing disputes.

Education

Associate of Science in Accounting Technology, Hillsborough Community College

2015 – 2017 · Tampa, Florida

Skills

QuickBooks Online, Xero, Bank reconciliations, Accounts payable and receivable, Payroll (Gusto), Month-end reports, Sales tax filing, Excel

Certifications

Certified Bookkeeper (CB) — American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers, 2021
QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor — Intuit, 2025

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Aisha Johnson

Bank Teller

[email protected]
+1 404 555 0105
Atlanta, Georgia

Summary

Bank teller with four years of experience at a busy branch serving about 90 customers a day. Balanced the cash drawer every day without a difference for the past 18 months, spotted two attempted check frauds and referred customers who opened 70 new accounts last year.

Experience

Lead Teller, Peachtree Community Bank

Mar 2023 – Present Atlanta, Georgia

Serve about 90 customers a day with deposits, withdrawals, transfers and check cashing.
Balanced my drawer every day for 18 months with no differences, and audit the vault with the branch manager each week.
Stopped two fraudulent checks worth $14,000 by verifying signatures and account history.
Referred customers to bankers, leading to 70 new checking and savings accounts last year.

Teller, Southern Trust Bank

Jun 2021 – Feb 2023 Decatur, Georgia

Handled cash transactions for up to 75 customers a day.
Opened and closed the branch following security procedures.
Trained three new tellers on cash handling and the banking system.

Education

High School Diploma, Grady High School

2020 Atlanta, Georgia

Skills

Cash handling, Drawer balancing, Fraud detection, Customer service, Product referrals, Bank Secrecy Act compliance, Opening and closing procedures, 10-key data entry

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What do finance employers look for in a resume?

Accuracy is the job, so show it: clean audits, reconciliations with no unexplained differences, a month-end close that got shorter.
State the size of the numbers you worked with, such as ledger volume, revenue covered or the cash you balanced each day.
List qualifications with their status. "CPA" and "CPA candidate, two sections passed" are both useful; leaving it vague is not.

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