Accountant - Salary, Career

How much does an Accountant earn

A Accountant earns between $1.883 and $11.592 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.406 and a median salary of $3.350 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 64.882 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Accountant
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	4.406	52.871	1.101	21
1º Quartile	1.883	22.591	471	9
Median Salary	3.350	40.195	837	16
3º Quartile	8.840	106.083	2.210	42
Higher Salary	11.592	139.100	2.898	54

Professional job categories

Science and arts professionals
- professionals of the social sciences and humanities
- - organization and business administration professionals
- - - accountants

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Main workplaces

Accountants they work in accounting offices and accounting departments of agricultural, industrial, commercial and service companies, including banks. They are employees with a formal contract, except for the accounting expert who works on his own and without supervision. They usually organize themselves individually, working under supervision. They work indoors and during the day. Accounting experts can work remotely. Eventually, they work under pressure, which can lead to stressful situations.

What does it take to work in the field of Accountants

The exercise of these occupations requires a degree in Accounting Sciences. The full performance of activities occurs after four years (accountant) and more than five years (general auditor and accounting expert).

Functions and activities of Accountant

Accountants must:

prepare accessory obligations;

communicate;

prepare ancillary obligations;

prepare financial statements;

fulfilling requests from inspection bodies;

perform internal/external audit;

managing the company's taxes;

provide management consulting and information;

legalize companies;

perform expertise;

control permanent assets;

manage the personnel department;

prepare the financial statements;

demonstrate personal skills;

manage the company's taxes;

manage company taxes;

provide consulting and management information;

manage costs;

fulfill requests from inspection bodies;

Activities

classify the documents;

speak correctly;

provide advice to internal/external control entities;

maintain the chart of accounts;

request a special regime for tax procedures, municipal, state and federal;

prepare accessory declarations to the tax authorities, competent bodies and taxpayers;

reason logically;

write accounting books;

work as a team;

intermediate agreements with trade unions;

manage document flow;

act politely;

assist in hiring an independent auditor;

act with discretion;

meet the external audit;

return the reports and records to court;

prepare final report with recommendation;

make documents available with control;

elaborate budget;

build balance sheets and other financial statements;

compensate taxes;

generate journal/ledger;

demonstrate objectivity;

identify the information needs of the company;

justify the adopted procedures;

guide the areas of the company on costs;

classify the asset in the accounting and equity system;

audit financial statements;

perform physical control with accounting;

deliver lectures, seminars and training;

analyze the reports;

formalize the fee proposal;

answer the manifestations in the opinion in the report;

analyze the balance sheet;

check compliance with rules, procedures and legislation;

define internal procedures;

evaluate internal controls;

remove the records from the courts;

provide defense;

participate in shareholders' meetings and in fiscal and administrative councils;

send messages via email;

prepare documentation for clearance certificates;

elaborate folder;

make economic and financial management reports;

define accounting procedures;

participate in class entities;

due to the parties to obtain evidence;

stay considerate;

stay informed;

consolidate financial statements;

acting ethically;

keep up to date with legislation;

speak correctly;

fulfill special requests and complaints;

determine costs;

notify the assistant expert about documentation and steps;

confront accounting information with costs;

prepare accounting report and opinions;

control withholding taxes of self-employed and employers;

calculate taxes due;

use fax, telephone, internet and intranet;

analyze the calculated costs;

structuring chart of accounts according to the company's activity;

advise business management;

prepare the individual and corporate income tax return;

structuring cost centers;

prepare documentation and auxiliary reports;

fill in specific forms inherent to the company's activity;

analyze possible consequences of failures;

monitor the execution of the budget;

ensure the information;

parameterize accounting/tax and support applications;

manage the registration of books in organs appropriate bodies;

notify closure to the competent bodies;

analyze the matter discussed in the case file;

generate the data to fill in the forms;

work as a team;

provide information on balance sheets;

record the movement of assets;

participate in congresses, conventions and workshops;

prepare the explanatory notes to the financial statements;

point out the possibilities for using tax incentives;

demonstrate basic computer skills;

monitor the development of expert work;

write tax credit sheet on acquisition of fixed assets;

identify the possibility of reducing taxes;

plan work to be performed;

disclose and consult manuals;

keep up to date;

demonstrate flexibility;

appear at labor hearings;

provide registration information to banks and suppliers;

keep confidential;

collect information for tax recovery;

elaborate articles of incorporation/statute;

issue an opinion;

act with dynamism;

write tax books;

calculate social charges on payroll, pro-labore, self-employed;

keep confidentiality;

follow the implementation of recommendations;

define cost and apportionment system;

reconcile account balance;

manage the employee record;

prepare payroll for employees, self-employed and pro-labore, vacations, termination contractual;

send newsletters;

prepare employment obligations;

receive the letter of responsibility;

framing the company into a taxation system;

participate in the preparation of internal standards;

monitor the inspection work;

demonstrate knowledge of other languages;

issue trial balances;

complete the actual profit calculation book;

calculate economic and financial indices;

update internal procedures;

set the rate of amortization, depreciation and depletion;

Sectors that hire Accountant the most in the job market

accounting activities
combined office and administrative support services
temporary labor lease
business management consulting activities
holdings of non-financial institutions
road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international
accounting and tax consulting and auditing activities
hospital care activities
document preparation and specialized administrative support services
building construction