ResumeAccountant resume sample (5 years of experience)
For accountants, senior accounts executives and accounts officers changing jobs. Employers want to know the size and kind of books you have handled, how independently, and which compliances you can take charge of.
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The sample
Mahesh Patel
Accountant | Finalisation, GST and TDS | 5 Years
98XXX XXX10 | mahesh@example.com | Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Summary
Accountant with five years of experience in trading and manufacturing firms, handling books up to finalisation for a turnover of about ₹40 crore. File GST and TDS returns independently and coordinate the statutory audit. Known for clean ledgers and month-end closing on time.
Work experience
Senior Accounts Executive, A plastics manufacturing company, Ahmedabad (Apr 2023 to present)
- Maintain the complete books in Tally for a unit with turnover of about ₹40 crore, with one junior
- Close the books by the 7th of each month; earlier closing took until the 20th
- Prepare and file monthly GST returns and reconcile input credit with supplier data; cleared ₹6 lakh of old mismatches
- Deduct, pay and file quarterly TDS returns for about 60 vendors and contractors
- Prepare schedules and answer queries for the statutory and tax audit; last audit closed with no qualification
Accounts Executive, A hardware trading firm, Ahmedabad (Jun 2020 to Mar 2023)
- Handled purchase, sales and bank entries for about 800 invoices a month
- Reconciled 5 bank accounts and 150 party ledgers every month
- Prepared stock statements for the bank and followed up debtors, reducing dues over 90 days by about a third
Skills
Accounting: finalisation, bank and party reconciliation, stock statements, MIS reports
Compliance: GST returns and reconciliation, TDS returns, audit schedules
Software: Tally (advanced), MS Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS), accounting and GST portals
Education
M.Com, A university, Ahmedabad (distance mode), 2021 to 2023, 64%
B.Com, A commerce college, Ahmedabad, 2017 to 2020, 71%
Achievements and certificates
- Completed a certificate course in GST practice, 2022
Additional information
Languages: Gujarati, Hindi, English
Every name, employer and institution in this sample is invented. In the builder it is laid out on one A4 page; replace each line with your own facts.
Why it is written this way
- Scope is stated: turnover, number of invoices, vendors and bank accounts. This tells the employer the level at once.
- Improvements are shown with before and after: closing date, old mismatches, overdue debts.
- "Independently" and "with one junior" show how much supervision is needed.
- Compliances are named separately, because job advertisements search for those exact words.
- There is no list of duties copied from a job description.
What to change for yourself
- Give your own figures of turnover, volume and team. Round them if exact figures are confidential.
- If you have handled payroll, export documents or a particular ERP, add it.
- If you are pursuing a professional course, mention the stage cleared.
- For a job in a CA firm, describe the kinds and number of clients handled.
What to avoid
- "Day to day accounting work" with no detail.
- Listing software you have only seen.
- Mentioning disputes with a past employer.
Questions people ask
How do I show a change from trading to manufacturing accounts?
Bring out what carries over: finalisation, GST, reconciliations, audit. Then add any exposure to costing or inventory, even partial.
Is one page enough with five years of experience?
Usually yes, if you choose the strongest points. Up to ten years, one full page or at most two is right.
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General guidance. This page gives general suggestions on writing a resume, reviewed in November 2026. Employers differ: if an advertisement or application form asks for a particular format or detail, follow it. Every name, employer and college in our examples is invented. Nothing here promises an interview or a job.