Account Executive CV Template (Text Format)

CAREER SUMMARY

Successful account executive with 6 years’ experience overseeing budgets and managing sales cycles. Finance expert with a history of achievements in marketing and sales strategy. Competent leader committed to building strong relationships with clients to increase ROI.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Burberry, Soho, London
Account Executive, Dec 20XX – Present

  • Manage the day-to-day relationship between 500+ clients and the organisation efficiently
  • Make records of business transactions and lead marketing operations to acquire new investments
  • Exceeded sales target by 40% through direct engagement with high-volume customers
  • Established and maintained relationships with clients and internal teams

Debenhams, Leeds
Junior Account Executive, May 20XX – November 20XX

  • Led the entire sales cycle, combining customer focus with results-driven approaches to generate 100+ new clients and reduce client turnover by 40% over two years
  • Reduced company costs by 27% by implementing initiatives focusing on improving customer loyalty, cutting down on the amount spent on re-acquiring lost customers
  • Collaborated with the marketing and sales team to launch targeted advertising campaigns such as pay-per-click ads, taking monthly sales from £10k to £30k

Furtick PLC, Leeds
Sales Representative, May 20XX – March 20XX

  • Managed efforts to generate new leads and close deals, leading brainstorming and execution of strategies to increase sales and reduce client turnover by 35% over two years
  • Contributed to a sales project that boosted company growth by 40% and led to the opening of 2 new offices
  • Awarded top company talent for 2 years consecutively for my positive contribution to company growth over the 20XX and 20XX fiscal years

EDUCATION

University of Leeds
BA (Hons) Business Management, upper second-class honours (2:1), May 20XX – March 20XX

Account executive job description and skills to include on your CV

An account executive is responsible for maintaining and developing relationships with clients or customers. They identify new business opportunities, pitch products and services, negotiate contracts, and manage accounts. In some cases, they may also be responsible for coordinating with marketing teams to devise and implement marketing strategies.

Account executives typically work in an office environment but may also spend time travelling to meet with clients. There are no requirements to work as an account executive, but including a university degree in business or highlighting previous experience in sales or customer service when you make your CV can help you land a job.

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To convince employers you’re their ideal candidate, include these skills on when you write your CV:

 

  • Negotiation
  • Problem solving
  • Presentation skills
  • Basic IT skills
  • Organisation
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Strategic thinking
  • Teamwork
  • Customer service skills
  • Pipeline management software (Salesforce, Zoho, HubSpot)
  • Problem solving
  • Project management
  • Empathy
  • Leadership
  • Sales skills
  • Market research

 

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Account executive job outlook in 2026 — things to know

According to the UK Earnings Explorer provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), account executives in the UK earn an average annual salary of £43,052.

You can find information about the gender pay gap for account executives on the ONS’ website.

Data source: The Office for National Statistics, an agency of His Majesty’s Government. The information contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 and reflects the ONS’s most recent salary (1/11/2023), gender pay gap (4/2023), and skills shortage data (6/2022).

Seb Morgan
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Seb Morgan

Seb is a Certified Professional Resume Writer with 10 years of combined experience in career counselling and editorial work. With a MA in Communications from National Chengchi University (Taiwan) and a BA in East Asian Studies from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain), he helps job seekers translate their experience into employer-ready applications for UK and international job markets. Seb’s insights in CV and cover letter writing, interview preparation, and skill development have appeared in careers-focused and national media, including Onrec, Employee Benefit News, and The Sun. Reach him at [sebastian] @ [cvgenius.com] or via LinkedIn.