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How to write an account leader resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the account leader role.
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in account leader-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some account leader interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an account leader resume:
- Account Management
- Customer Service
- Business Development
- Project Management
- Reconciliations
- Digital Marketing
- CPA
- Client Relationships
- CRM
- Account Reconciliations
- Customer Satisfaction
- GAAP
- ROI
- Process Improvement
- Payroll
- Medicare
- External Auditors
- Financial Reports
- SOX
- Direct Reports
- Close Process
- Client Satisfaction
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Hyperion
- Revenue Growth
- General Ledger Accounts
- Financial Data
- HR
- Accruals
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the account leader.
How to write account leader experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are great bullet points from account leader resumes:
Work history example #1
Account Leader
Circuit City
- Monitored the accuracy of accounting for all inventory related transactions through timely and thorough review of journal entries and sub-ledger transactions.
- Participated in on-going policy and control environment development and SOX testing and compliance.
- Assisted ensuring recognized revenue complied with GAAP policy.
- Processed weekly and bi-weekly payrolls along with filing necessary quarterly and yearly payroll tax returns.
- Managed company asset accounts, wired funds to clients and recorded and structured amounts into QuickBooks.
Work history example #2
Account Leader
JPMorgan Chase
- Ensured compliance with all department, and regulatory (AML, SEC, FINRA) account opening requirements.
- Involved in requirements definition, functional specifications, documentations design and testing strategies.
- Performed research inquiries regarding trade, security, corporate reorganization, income, class action, proxy, or tax events
- Supported system testing to validate new technology updates.
- Managed various internal partners to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial statements in line with GAAP standards.
Work history example #3
Junior Accountant
American International Group
- Prepared monthly payroll reconciliation schedule.
- Prepared financial statements in accordance with GAAP and SEC requirements to be included in mutual fund annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.
- Processed GAAP adjusting and elimination entries in the consolidation process.
- Established controls to accurately maintain general ledger for manual and system generated payroll.
- Prepared reconciliation reports under both GAAP and Statutory basis.
Work history example #4
Account Supervisor
CardioNet
- Worked to enhance UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Mississippi's reputation and community- focused image among State leaders and community groups.
- Established and oversaw administrative procedures to meet objectives set by the board, director and senior management.
- Presented annual customer rate renewals; installed new business onto UnitedHealthcare systems and coordinated annual enrollment activities.
- Coached J&J, Longs and CVS teams to make a smooth transition during 2009 buyout.
- Coordinated complex communications plan to engage program participants via targeted messaging.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from account leader resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in accounting
Strayer University, Washington, DC
1995 - 1998
Highlight your account leader certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your account leader resume:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)