Accounting Jobs
Accounting hiring is steady, credential-weighted and seasonal: public accounting recruits hardest ahead of busy season, while corporate teams hire around close cycles and system implementations.
Accounting jobs divide into public accounting — audit, tax and advisory at accounting firms — and corporate accounting inside a single company, covering general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, payroll and financial reporting. The CPA licence is the profession's principal credential and is either required or strongly preferred for senior roles. Demand is consistently high because the number of new CPA candidates has fallen for several years.
Common accounting roles
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Skills and who is hiring
Skills & credentials employers filter on
- CPA licence or active candidacy
- US GAAP and IFRS
- ERP systems: NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Sage
- QuickBooks and Xero for smaller entities
- SOX controls and audit documentation
- Advanced Excel and increasingly SQL
Sectors hiring in this industry
- Public accounting firms
- Corporate accounting departments
- Non-profit and government accounting
- Outsourced accounting providers
- Financial services
- Manufacturing and distribution
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