What employers ask for in Accountant jobs
We read 25 current Accountant postings from 25 companies' own career sites on November 4, 2026 and counted, posting by posting, what they ask candidates for.
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Share of postings that name each one.
- Excel72% · 18 of 25
- NetSuite44% · 11 of 25
- Oracle16% · 4 of 25
- Salesforce12% · 3 of 25
- ERP systems8% · 2 of 25
- FloQast8% · 2 of 25
- SQL8% · 2 of 25
Skills and methods
- Journal entries76% · 19 of 25
- CPA56% · 14 of 25
- Account reconciliations40% · 10 of 25
- Accounts receivable36% · 9 of 25
- Month-end close28% · 7 of 25
- U.S. GAAP28% · 7 of 25
- Accounts payable24% · 6 of 25
- Internal controls24% · 6 of 25
- ASC 60620% · 5 of 25
- US GAAP20% · 5 of 25
Soft skills
- Communication48% · 12 of 25
- Attention to detail44% · 11 of 25
- Analytical skills16% · 4 of 25
- Ownership12% · 3 of 25
- Organizational skills8% · 2 of 25
- Problem-solving8% · 2 of 25
- Self-starter8% · 2 of 25
Experience
22 of 25 postings state a minimum number of years; the median is 2.5 years.
- 0–2 years50% · 11
- 3–4 years23% · 5
- 5–7 years27% · 6
- 8+ years0% · 0
Where and with what degree
- Remote32%
- Hybrid28%
- On-site20%
- Not stated20%
- Degree required68%
- Degree preferred8%
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Postings we read
Read on November 4, 2026; some may have closed since.
| Company | Role |
|---|---|
| Abnormalsecurity | Senior Revenue Accountant – Abnormal AI |
| Beeline Medicines | Staff Accountant |
| Claylabs | Accountant |
| Cresta | Accountant |
| EnergyHub | Senior Subsidiary Accountant |
| Fervo Energy | Staff Accountant |
| Formic | Staff Accountant |
| H | H1 – Staff Accountant |
| Kalshi | Technical Accountant |
| Kaseya - (Job ID #6218534004) | Staff Accountant in United States – Remote at Kaseya – (Job ID #6218534004) |
| Neros Technologies | Staff Accountant |
| Notion | Staff Accountant |
| Peloton | Sr. Accountant – Peloton Careers |
| People Connect Staffing | Staff Accountant |
| Recurly | Staff Accountant |
| Ripple | Open Role – Senior Derivative Accountant |
| SoundCloud | Staff Accountant |
| Sphere Entertainment Co. | Senior Accountant |
| Stripe | Stripe Careers – Equity and Reporting Accountant |
| Swank Motion Pictures | Staff Accountant |
| Teamshares | GL Accountant |
| Uniteamerica | Staff Accountant |
| Upstart | Lead Accountant - |
| Whoop | Staff Accountant |
| YipitData | Staff Accountant |
How we counted
We searched company career sites hosted on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable and SmartRecruiters for current postings titled “accountant”, “staff accountant”, “senior accountant”, at most two per company, and read each one. An AI model listed what each posting asks for; we kept an item only when the posting contains it word for word, and list it here when at least two postings ask for it. Seniority levels are mixed. Updated November 4, 2026.