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Lead Accountant CV template

A ready-to-use CV template for the role of Lead Accountant. Polished design — colored sidebar, refined typography, structure built to pass ATS filters and reassure recruiters.

Michael Hughes

Lead Accountant

SUMMARY

Lead Accountant with 10+ years of experience. Maintains and reviews general and subsidiary accounting. Records entries, performs reconciliations, prepares tax filings and supports year-end closing. Expert / lead profile: leads teams or cross-functional programs, recognized technical expert, top management contact and guarantor of overall quality. Core stack: Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros), Sage 100, Cegid (Quadra, Loop), EBP Accounting. Able to deliver autonomously on high-stakes topics with a strong focus on quality, measurable outcomes and product collaboration.

EXPERIENCE

Lead Accountant01/2023 — Present
BNP ParibasParis
  • Led a team of 8 lead accountant on Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros) and Sage 100.
  • Defined the technical roadmap and made strategic trade-offs with product and exec.
  • Introduced standards (code review, CI/CD, observability) — incidents reduced by 40%.
Senior Accountant06/2019 — 12/2022
Société GénéraleParis
  • Designed and shipped critical projects on Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros), Cegid (Quadra, Loop).
  • Mentored 4 juniors and structured the technical documentation.
Junior Accountant09/2016 — 05/2019
AXALyon
  • First contributions on Sage 100 and ramp-up on Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros).

EDUCATION

Master in Management · Finance & Strategy09/2009 — 06/2014
INSA LyonLyon

LANGUAGES

EnglishFluent (C1)
FrenchNative
SpanishIntermediate (B1)

Why this template for this role?

This template is tuned for the role of Lead Accountant: technical skills surfaced in the sidebar, impact-driven summary, experiences described with action verbs and metrics.

The Polished design is one of the most loved by recruiters: balanced between originality and readability, restrained colour palette, dense yet airy structure. Compatible with applicant tracking systems (ATS).

CV structure

  • Header with name and job title, immediately identifiable.
  • Sidebar: photo, contact, soft skills, hard skills, knowledge, certifications.
  • Main column: summary, reverse-chronological experiences, education, languages.
  • Soft skills tagged with short, descriptive labels (impact, not jargon).

Tips to adapt this CV

  • Mirror the role’s key skills in the summary — that’s what ATS and recruiters scan first.
  • For each experience, prefer short bullets (1 to 2 lines) with a measurable outcome.
  • Stick to 1 page until you reach 8+ years of experience.
  • Adapt the primary colour to your industry: muted tones (green / blue / black) for finance / corporate, warmer ones for design / product.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Lead Accountant CV template really free?

Yes. You can customise and export this Polished template from Traject for free. No credit card required.

Is the Polished design ATS-friendly?

Yes. The sidebar / column layout remains readable by mainstream modern ATS (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo) as long as section names stay explicit (Experience, Education, Skills).

Can I change colours and fonts for my Lead Accountant CV?

Yes. On Traject, the Polished template exposes 6 colours (green, blue, black, grey, red, orange) and 6 font pairings (Modern, Elegant, Classic, Tech, Corporate, Minimal).

How long should a Lead Accountant CV be?

1 page as long as you have less than 8 years of experience. 2 pages beyond that, never more. This template is calibrated to fit on a single A4 page for mid-career profiles.

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