Bookkeeper resume keywords
These are the skills, tools and certifications that show up most often in bookkeeper job postings in the US. Use only the ones that are true for you.
Asked for in most postings
- QuickBooks
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable
- bank reconciliation
- general ledger
- payroll
- financial reports
- invoicing
Often listed as a plus
- Xero
- month-end close
- sales tax
- 1099s
- Excel
- journal entries
Example: the same experience, written two ways
Before: Kept the books for a small company.
After: Kept full-cycle books in QuickBooks Online for a $4M contractor: payables, receivables, payroll and monthly bank reconciliations.
Tip: Name the accounting software and version (QuickBooks Online or Desktop, Xero). It is often the first filter.