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Staff Accountant jobs: 1,339 open roles

Open staff accountant jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $72,500 a year.

The market for staff accountant work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Finance function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Accountants and auditors”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open staff accountant jobs
1,339

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$72,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Employment outlook
Projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035 (faster than average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$83,680

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
115,300

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
Among accountants and auditors, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Finance openings that ask for AI skills
4%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Finance openings that are remote
4%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. audit11%
  2. 2. excel10%
  3. 3. forecasting7%
  4. 4. fp&a6%
  5. 5. accounts payable6%
  6. 6. budgeting6%
  7. 7. accounts receivable5%
  8. 8. gaap5%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where staff accountant experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Financial planning and analysis

    Close fit · A few months

    FP&A moves you from recording the numbers to forecasting them, the part of finance AI is least likely to replace.

    Carries over: Financial statements, Close process, Excel

  • Revenue and sales operations

    Adjacent · A few months

    Revenue operations needs people who trust the numbers; finance backgrounds stand out.

    Carries over: Revenue recognition, Forecasting, Data discipline

  • Procurement and vendor management

    Adjacent · A few months

    Procurement is spend control; you already know where the money goes.

    Carries over: Spend analysis, Contracts and approvals, Vendor payments

  • Business analysis

    Adjacent · A few months

    Business systems analysts who understand finance processes are hard to find.

    Carries over: Analysis, Systems (ERP), Process

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Open staff accountant jobs

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Staff Accountant salary

The middle half of staff accountant listings that state pay run from $65,000 to $80,000. See the full staff accountant salary breakdown.

Finance jobs in the rankings

Rankings about finance jobs

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Where staff accountant jobs are

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Staff Accountant jobs by city and state

Employers hiring staff accountants

  • Creative Financial Staffing 69
  • Robert Half 44
  • LHH 29
  • Addison Group 14
  • Atrium 11
  • Honda 11
  • Staff Financial Group 11
  • RethinkFirst 9
  • Rethink First 8
  • Vaco 8

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