Key Takeaways

  • 75% of U.S. employers use automated applicant tracking systems to screen resumes before a human reviews them (Harvard Business School & Accenture, 2021)
  • The most common ATS failures are missing keywords, incompatible formatting, and incorrect file types
  • ResumeGeni scores your resume across 8 parsing layers — modeled on the same steps enterprise ATS platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo use to evaluate candidates

How ATS Resume Scoring Works

Applicant tracking systems parse your resume into structured data — extracting your name, contact info, work history, skills, and education — then score how well that data matches the job requirements. Many ATS rejections happen because the parser couldn't extract critical fields, not because the candidate wasn't qualified.

LayerWhat It ChecksWhy It Matters
Document extractionFile format, encoding, readabilityCorrupted or image-only PDFs fail immediately
Layout analysisTables, columns, headers, footersMulti-column layouts break field extraction
Section detectionExperience, education, skills headingsNon-standard headings cause sections to be missed
Field mappingName, email, phone, dates, titlesMissing contact info is a common cause of immediate rejection
Keyword matchingJob-specific terms, skills, certificationsKeyword overlap affects recruiter search visibility and ATS scoring
Chronology checkDate ordering, gap detectionReverse-chronological order is expected by most ATS
QuantificationMetrics, numbers, measurable outcomesQuantified achievements help human reviewers and some scoring models
Confidence scoringOverall parse quality and completenessLow-confidence parses get deprioritized in results

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ResumeGeni free?
Yes. ResumeGeni is currently in beta — ATS analysis, scoring, and initial improvement suggestions are free with no signup required. Full guidance and saved reports may require a free account.
What file formats are supported?
PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, RTF, ODT, and Apple Pages. PDF and DOCX are recommended for best ATS compatibility.
How is the ATS score calculated?
Your resume is processed through an 8-layer parsing pipeline that extracts structured data the same way enterprise ATS platforms do. The score reflects how completely and accurately your resume can be parsed, plus how well your content matches common ATS ranking criteria.
Can ATS read PDF resumes?
Yes, but not all PDFs are equal. Text-based PDFs parse well. Image-only PDFs (scanned documents) and PDFs with complex tables or multi-column layouts often fail ATS parsing. Our analyzer will flag these issues.
How do I improve my ATS score?
Focus on three areas: use a clean single-column format, include keywords from the job description naturally in your experience bullets, and ensure all sections (contact, experience, education, skills) use standard headings.

ATS Guides & Resources

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Consolidations Accountant

Blockchain · Buenos Aires

Blockchain is connecting the world to the future of finance. As the most trusted and fastest-growing global crypto company, it helps millions of people worldwide safely access cryptocurrency. Since its inception in 2011, Blockchain has earned the trust of over 90 million wallet holders and more than 40 million verified users, facilitating over $1 trillion in crypto transactions.

We are looking for a meticulous and detail-oriented Consolidations Accountant to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will form part of our Accounting HUB team, our offshore accounting team that will support our global accounting and finance function. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our financial processes, maintaining compliance with all relevant accounting standards.

This person will be responsible for recording and reconciling intercompany transactions, various reconciliations, fixed asset management and assisting with month-end close activities. You will work closely with the global finance team (predominantly UK based, as well as US, Argentina and Singapore), ensuring compliance with accounting standards, streamlining financial operations, and supporting automation initiatives. This person should be comfortable and confident in a high growth company where structure, procedures, and policy are in development, familiar with a fast pace, and is able to prioritize in building a scalable, efficient accounting and reporting function.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

  • Intercompany Accounting: Record intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and matching/eliminations across multiple entities, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
  • Reconciliations: Payroll, Fixed asset and other general ledger reconciliations.
  • Collaborate on Process Standardization efforts: Work with accounting leadership to  implement best practices for intercompany transactions and financial workflows.
  • Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with finance, tax, compliance and legal teams to optimise intercompany arrangements and compliance.
  • Month-End, Quarter-end and Year-End Close: Ensure timely and accurate intercompany reporting as part of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close processes.
  • Compliance & Audit: Support external audits and ensure intercompany policies adhere to regulatory and accounting standards (e.g., UK GAAP, US GAAP).
  • Technology & Automation: Leverage financial systems (e.g., ERP, reconciliation tools) to drive efficiency and scalability.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with 3-5 years of relevant experience 
  • Qualified Accountant is a requisite
  • Familiarity with intercompany accounting and consolidation concepts
  • Familiarity with reconciliation processes for bank, fixed assets, payroll, accruals / provisions and deferrals etc. 
  • Familiarity with month-end, quarter-end and annual close processes
  • Experience in finance transformation, process automation, or ERP implementation is a plus.
  • Strong analytical skills with a proactive, problem-solving mindset
  • Proficiency in accounting software and financial tools (e.g., NetSuite or similar).
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving industry.
  • Fluency in English, written and spoken.

COMPENSATION & PERKS

  • Competitive full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company
  • This is a role based in our Palermo office, with a mandatory in-office presence four days per week.
  • The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an exciting, emerging industry.
  • Performance-based bonuses
  • Apple equipment provided by the company
  • Work from Anywhere Policy: You can work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days per year.

Blockchain is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, and apprenticeship. Blockchain makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

You may contact our Data Protection Officer by email at [email protected]. Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Controller’s recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.

Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by Controller to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on Controller’s behalf.  Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. Because the European Union Commission has determined that United States data privacy laws do not ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data collected from EU data subjects, the transfer will be subject to appropriate additional safeguards under the standard contractual clauses. 

Your personal data will be retained by Controller as long as Controller determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment.  Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority.