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Accounting Specialist Career Market Report 2026

234 active jobs. 130 companies. Median salary $60K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

234
Active Job Openings
130
Companies Hiring
$60K
Median Salary (US)
78%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Accounting Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 78% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $60K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $45K to $85K.

Excel is the most-demanded skill at 58%

Risk Management demand rose +7.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Prosidianconsulting leads hiring with 10 open positions

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level8$60K$62K$100K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States17$48KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.1%
Remote8.5%
Hybrid2.6%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Excel
58%
Financial Reporting
31%
Accounts Payable
28%
Accounts Receivable
23%
GAAP
23%
Bookkeeping
22%
QuickBooks
16%
Auditing
15%
AI/LLM
14%
SAP
12%
CPA
12%
IFRS
12%

Skills on the Rise

Risk Management ↑+7.7ppAdobe Creative Suite ↑+6.6ppData Analysis ↑+6.0ppAuditing ↑+4.9ppAccounts Receivable ↑+4.8pp

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-9.1ppTax Preparation ↓-7.4ppFiling ↓-5.8ppSAP ↓-3.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Prosidianconsulting104.3%
Usbank73.0%
sonicautomotive73.0%
Cloudbedsthirdpartyboard62.6%
Goodyear52.1%
Uplinq41.7%
Analogdevices41.7%
Gympass41.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States64
India14
Philippines12
Remote7
Spain7
Germany5
Brazil5
Mexico5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree50.3%92
Bachelor's Degree13.1%24
High School / GED12.6%23
Master's Degree9.8%18

Certifications

CPA (10%)CMA (2%)

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