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Accountant Resume example: fresher and experienced

Indian accountant hiring is filtered on a short, specific list: Tally Prime, GST returns, TDS, bank reconciliation, MS Excel. A resume that does not name those as plain text often never reaches a person.

Last updated: November 2026

Sample

Accountant resume sample for freshers

The sample below is a B.Com fresher resume with an articleship-style internship, written so each statutory task is visible and attached to a volume or a deadline.

Your Name

City, India · email@example.com · +91 XXXXX XXXXX · linkedin.com/in/yourname

Accountant | Tally Prime, GST, TDS, Excel | B.Com 2025

Summary

Commerce graduate with 6 months of hands-on accounting at a CA firm, covering GST return filing, TDS working and bank reconciliation for 15 small business clients. Accurate with Tally Prime and advanced Excel.

Skills

Tally Prime · GST (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B) · TDS computation and returns · Bank reconciliation · Accounts payable and receivable · MS Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables) · Journal entries and ledgers

Experience

Accounts Intern, Chartered accountant firm, Ahmedabad

Jul 2025 - Dec 2025

  • Prepared monthly GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for 15 clients, all filed before the due date across 6 months.
  • Reconciled 4 bank accounts a month in Tally Prime and cleared a backlog of 300 unmatched entries.
  • Computed TDS on vendor payments and prepared working papers for quarterly returns.

Education

B.Com, Gujarat University, 2025, 72%

Certifications

  • Tally Prime with GST (certificate course)
  • Advanced Excel

Built your version? Run it through the free ATS resume checker before you apply. It reads the PDF the way a parser does and names every check that fails.

Summary

Accountant resume summary examples

Fresher

Commerce graduate with 6 months of hands-on accounting at a CA firm, covering GST return filing, TDS working and bank reconciliation for 15 small business clients. Accurate with Tally Prime and advanced Excel.

Experienced

Accountant with 5 years in manufacturing finance. Own month-end close for a ₹40-crore entity, GST and TDS compliance, and vendor payments. Brought month-end close from 10 days to 5 and cleared every statutory audit with no material observations.

More patterns in resume summary for freshers and career objective examples.

With experience

Accountant resume bullet points

Once you have paid experience, each bullet follows the same shape: what you did, with what, and the number that shows it worked.

  • Ran month-end close for a ₹40-crore manufacturing unit, cutting it from 10 working days to 5.
  • Managed GST compliance across 3 states, including annual returns and reconciliation with GSTR-2B.
  • Reduced overdue receivables from 68 to 41 days by setting up a weekly ageing review with sales.
  • Coordinated statutory and internal audits for 3 years with no material observations.

Need more? See resume bullet point examples and action verbs for a resume.

ATS keywords

Keywords for a accountant resume

Terms recruiters commonly filter accountant candidates on. Use only the ones you can back up, write them as plain text, and match the spelling of the posting you are applying to.

Tally PrimeTally ERP 9GSTGSTR-1GSTR-3BTDSBank reconciliationAccounts payableAccounts receivableGeneral ledgerMonth-end closingFinancial statementsMS ExcelSAP FICOAudit support

To see which of these a specific posting asks for, paste it into the ATS score checker with job description. The full list across ten role families is in ATS keywords for a resume.

Format

Accountant resume format and section order

  1. 01Headline and contact
  2. 02Summary
  3. 03Skills
  4. 04Experience or articleship
  5. 05Education
  6. 06Certifications

Write statutory work with the form names (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, TDS returns), since recruiters search on them. If you are a CA, CMA or CS candidate, state the level cleared in the headline, it is the first filter applied.

Keep it to one page in a single column. Why: two-column resumes and ATS, and how long a resume should be.

Avoid

Common accountant resume mistakes

Writing "knowledge of accounting"

Name the actual tasks: GST filing, TDS working, reconciliation, ledger scrutiny. Recruiters search for those words, not for "knowledge".

No volumes or deadlines

Accounting is measured in clients, entries, entities and due dates. "15 clients, all filed on time" is the strongest line on a fresher resume.

Only Tally ERP 9

Many firms have moved to Tally Prime. If you know both, list both; if only ERP 9, learn Prime, it takes a weekend.

A photo-and-table biodata format

Tables and photos break ATS parsing at larger companies. Use a plain single-column resume, and keep the biodata for when one is asked for.

Pay

Accountant salary in India

Fresher

₹2-4 LPA for B.Com freshers

Experienced

₹5-10 LPA at 4-7 years, more with SAP or a professional qualification

CA, CMA and CS qualifications sit in a separate, higher band. SAP FICO experience lifts a general accountant's offers noticeably. Ranges are indicative and vary by city, company tier and skills.

Companies hiring accountants

DeloitteEYKPMGGrant Thornton BharatTata Group companiesRelianceMid-size CA firmsManufacturing MSMEs
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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How do I write an accountant resume as a B.Com fresher?

Lead with a skills section naming Tally Prime, GST, TDS, bank reconciliation and Excel. Then write any internship or articleship with volumes: clients handled, returns filed, entries reconciled. Add a Tally or GST certificate course if you have one, and keep it to one page.

Which skills should an accountant resume include?

Tally Prime, GST return filing, TDS, bank reconciliation, accounts payable and receivable, journal entries and ledgers, and MS Excel. For experienced roles add month-end closing, financial statements, audit support and SAP FICO if you have used it.

Should I mention GST and TDS separately on my resume?

Yes. They are separate filters in recruiter search, and naming the forms (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, quarterly TDS returns) shows hands-on experience rather than classroom knowledge.

Is a resume or a biodata better for accountant jobs?

A resume for private companies and CA firms. A biodata with personal details and a photo is still requested by some smaller firms, but it parses badly in applicant tracking systems. Keep both, and send the biodata only when asked.

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