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Accounts Officer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what accounts officers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most accounts officers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Accounts officer with solid grounding in accounts payable and receivable, statement reconciliation and month-end support. Comfortable working across Xero, MYOB and Excel to keep supplier and customer accounts accurate and up to date. Known for chasing discrepancies down rather than letting them sit.
Key skills
- Accounts payable and receivable processing
- Bookkeeping and ledger maintenance
- Bank and supplier statement reconciliation
- Debt collection and receivables follow-up
- Regulatory compliance (GST, ATO reporting requirements)
- Xero
- MYOB
- SAP
- Excel (including pivot tables and lookups)
- Attention to detail
- Time and deadline management
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Processed high volumes of supplier invoices and customer billing weekly, matching purchase orders and coding to correct cost centres
- Reconciled bank and supplier statements each month, identifying and resolving discrepancies before they reached month-end close
- Chased outstanding receivables by phone and email, reducing the aged debtor list and improving cash flow
- Maintained supplier and customer master data in Xero and MYOB, keeping payment terms, contact details and banking information current and accurate
- Supported month-end close by preparing reconciliation schedules and journal backup for the finance team
- Responded to internal and external queries on invoice status and account balances, maintaining clear written records of correspondence
Education
Typically a Certificate III in Accounts Administration or Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping (or equivalent on-the-job training), with a growing share of entrants holding a Diploma of Accounting or a business/commerce degree.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable
- reconciliation
- BAS
- GST
- ATO compliance
- Xero
- MYOB
- SAP
- month-end close
- debtor management
- supplier master data
- aged receivables
- invoice processing
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.