Accounting manager resume with twenty years of experience and a CPA
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Accounting Manager Resume Example

Accounting manager and controller roles are won on reliable closes and a team that works well. This senior accountant example highlights a shorter close, a successful ERP migration and audits without findings.

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Skills to highlight

  • Month-end and year-end close
  • Consolidation
  • Team leadership
  • NetSuite
  • Internal controls
  • SOX compliance

What makes it work

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Karen Whitfield — Accounting Manager, CPA

CPA with twenty years in accounting, nine leading a team. I make the numbers reliable, shorten the close and train my team to work without me in the room.

Experience

  • Accounting Manager · Industrial Group (4 entities, $180M revenue), Minneapolis, MN (Feb 2017 – Present)
    • Lead 7 accountants; cut month-end close from 15 to 6 days
    • Led the move to NetSuite, delivered on schedule
    • Nine clean audits with no findings
  • Senior Accountant · Food Manufacturer, St. Paul, MN (Sep 2010 – Jan 2017)
    • Full-cycle accounting through tax provision, treasury and payroll
  • Staff Accountant · Auto Parts Distributor, Minneapolis, MN (Jul 2006 – Aug 2010)
    • Managed 1,500 vendor invoices a month and vendor relations

Education

  • B.S. in Accounting · State University (2002 – 2006)

Skills

Month-end and year-end close · Consolidation · Team leadership · NetSuite · Internal controls

Why this example works

The scope is set in the first role: 4 entities, $180M revenue, 7 accountants. The three results chosen answer exactly what a CFO wants: a faster close, an ERP project delivered on time and audits without findings.

Earlier roles show a logical progression from staff to senior to manager without going on too long. The CPA is dated. The Midnight template, with its skills column, gives an experienced profile a modern look without hurting readability.

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