Pick a clean, professional template for a Project Accountant. Use a reverse-chronological layout so hiring managers see your recent accounting projects and controls first. This layout also parses well for ATS tools.
Keep length tight. One page usually fits early- to mid-career Project Accountants. Use two pages only when you have long lists of directly relevant projects and certifications.
Choose an ATS-friendly font like Calibri, Arial, or Georgia. Use 10–12pt for body text and 14–16pt for section headers. Keep line spacing at 1.0–1.15 and leave margins of at least 0.5" to make the page breathe.
Use clear, standard headings: Contact, Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills, Education, Certifications. Put project names and your role on separate lines so software and humans read them easily.
Show impact with short bullet points. Start bullets with action verbs and add numbers when you can, like budget size, variance reduced, or cycle time cut. Group related tasks under project titles to avoid repeating similar duties.
Avoid fancy columns, images, or embedded charts. Those elements often break parsing and hide key details. Limit color to one accent for headings and use bold sparingly to highlight role titles.
Watch common mistakes: crowded text, inconsistent dates, and mixed fonts. Keep date formats uniform. Proof the file by saving as PDF from Word to preserve layout.