How to Craft the Ideal Account Manager Resume

Header

The header is positioned at the top of resumes and will usually state the candidate’s basic contact information. You will list your name, phone number, email address, and location here. Your name should be in the largest font on the document, though the font should remain consistent throughout.

Resume summary or objective

Suppose you have worked as an account manager previously. In that case, you will use a resume summary to detail your years of experience and the areas of accounting you have worked in, such as financial accounting or employment accounting. You may wish to state the specific job title and responsibilities you are now looking for.

If you are looking for an entry-level position, then you will use a resume objective to present the level of training you have received and the sectors you are looking to enter.

Skills

This section will highlight the critical skills and aptitudes you possess that will make you a successful account manager. Within this skills section, you should look to include both soft and hard skills.

Soft skills are general qualities not associated with a particular role and can be transferable across multiple industries and jobs. As an account manager, appealing soft skills will include communication, team management skills or senior management, project management and negotiation.

Hard skills are specific to the given role. They are skills that an employee can be trained in. Hard skills for an account manager might include:

 

• Bank reconciliations
• Expenditures
• Financial management
• Invoicing
• ERP
• Tax returns
• GAAP
• Audits
• Forecasting
• Accounts payable
• Accounts receivable
• General ledger accounts

 

You may also wish to include a technical skills section where you will list any specific accounting systems (such as QuickBooks) or software you gained experience with while working in a previous accounting department or during your schooling.

Work history

Here you will detail your previous professional experience. You should include the job title, where you worked and the dates you were in each role. Your experience section should be listed in reverse chronological order and account for any employment gaps.

You should include this section even if you have no previous work experience in accounting by listing any jobs with relevant transferable skills as well as any internships or apprenticeships.

Education

In your education section, you will list the degrees, training certificates and accreditations (such as CPA) you will have received to enable you to work as an accounts manager. You should record the type of qualification, where the qualification took place and the years of study.

To become an account manager, you typically need a bachelor’s degree in business administration.