Accounts Payable Resume Examples to Use This Year

Header

Your resume heading will be at the top of your resume, it will include your contact information, phone number, email address and professional social media links, such as your LinkedIn profile.

Resume summary or objective

A resume objective or resume summary is a two to a three-sentence paragraph at the top of your resume that outlines what you most want the hiring manager to take away from the resume. The difference is in their content. A resume summary is best for those with work experience, it highlights your most important achievements and experiences. A resume objective is best for those with little to no work experience and goes over your knowledge, skills and career goals, you can also give a brief explanation of what your vision is for this position and how you see it being accomplished.

Skills

You need to include both hard skills and soft skills. Hard skills are the knowledge and technical skills you’ve trained for, while soft skills are the skills you have developed across multiple jobs and are transferable such as interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication and adaptability. Here are a few key skills you might want to include:

• Bookkeeping
• Knowledge of bookkeeping software (QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Excel, SAP)
• Data entry
• Ability to spot discrepancies
• Ability to incorporate all purchase types (credit card, credit memos, vendor invoices, purchase orders, bank account)
• Processing invoices
• Managing journal entries
• Setting up accounts payable processes
• Management of multiple professional accounts

It’s also important to remember that different jobs will look for additional specifications in your skills section. Look through the job description to find specific bullet points you can use in your resume writing.

Work experience

Be sure to write your work experience section in reverse-chronological order and if you have years of experience in something that relates to accounting, include it in your resume, any experience, including internships, volunteering and bookkeeping in other jobs is relevant.

Education

You can become an accounts payable specialist with just a high school diploma but if you have any other education, you should include it in your education section. A bachelor’s degree in accounting will do a lot to bolster your resume and credentials.

Certifications

There are many accounts payable certifications out there, including the Accounts Payable Specialist (CAPS), Accounts Payable Manager (CAPM) and Accounts Payable Practitioner (CAPP) certifications. You must also showcase knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP).