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CFO Career Market Report 2026

475 active jobs. 202 companies. Median salary $169K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

475
Active Job Openings
202
Companies Hiring
$169K
Median Salary (US)
78%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The CFO 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: $169K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $117K to $300K.

Project Management is the most-demanded skill at 30%

Financial Analysis demand rose +8.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Cfoinsights leads hiring with 167 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Manager (+$40K, +40%)

Salary increase: +$40K · Sample: Senior → Manager

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

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

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior5$73K$100K$524K
Manager5$127K$140K$180K

What jumps out

Senior → Manager: +$40K (40%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States20$200KUSD
United Kingdom9$140KGBP

Work Mode

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

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

Top Skills in Demand

Project Management
30%
CPA
17%
Financial Reporting
15%
Financial Planning
14%
Risk Management
13%
AI/LLM
11%
Excel
11%
Financial Analysis
9%
GAAP
8%
Data Analysis
7%
Auditing
6%
Fundraising
6%

Skills on the Rise

Financial Analysis ↑+8.7ppGAAP ↑+8.1ppAuditing ↑+6.2ppFundraising ↑+5.7ppFinancial Planning ↑+5.2pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-30.4ppAttention to Detail ↓-20.2ppProcurement ↓-14.3ppEmail Marketing ↓-14.0ppSEO ↓-8.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Cfoinsights16735.2%
Lextorahlds81.7%
Accenture81.7%
stafffinancialgroup61.3%
Fwd51.1%
The Symicor Group51.1%
Bakertilly40.8%
leapbrands40.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United Kingdom150
United States85
Denmark36
Remote16
India15
Nigeria11
Canada7
Germany6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree74.8%276
Master's Degree7.6%28
Bachelor's Degree6.8%25
MBA2.4%9
PhD / Doctorate0.3%1

Certifications

CPA (15%)MBA (8%)CFA (4%)

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