Finance resume — templates, keywords, and bullet examples
Finance resumes reward precision and conservative formatting. A multi-column visual template is the wrong choice; Harvard or Atlas are the safe defaults.
How to angle a finance resume
Lead with the most senior P&L exposure you've owned. "Owned the $40M FP&A budget for the EMEA business" is the headline you want in line two.
Bullets should name the modelling skill and the decision it informed: "Built a 3-statement model that drove the board's $20M Series B raise" beats "Built financial models".
Section order: Summary → Experience → Skills → Education → Certifications (CPA / CFA / FRM).
Recommended templates for finances
ATS keywords recruiters filter on
These are the keywords most finance JDs use as their ATS-filter inputs. Make sure the ones you genuinely have evidence for are in your Skills section.
Starter Skills section
Paste this into the Skills section of the editor as a starting point, then prune to what you genuinely have evidence for.
Bullet examples you can adapt
Three starter bullets following the action-verb / quantified-outcome pattern. Replace bracketed placeholders with your actual specifics — never invent.