How much does an Accounting auditor earn
A Accounting auditor earns between $1.840 and $12.535 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.773 and a median salary of $3.755 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 12.022 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).
| Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
| Average wage | 4.773 | 57.275 | 1.193 | 23 |
| 1º Quartile | 1.840 | 22.080 | 460 | 9 |
| Median Salary | 3.755 | 45.057 | 939 | 18 |
| 3º Quartile | 9.560 | 114.720 | 2.390 | 46 |
| Higher Salary | 12.535 | 150.424 | 3.134 | 60 |
Professional job categories
- Science and arts professionals
- professionals of the social sciences and humanities
- organization and business administration professionals
- accountants
Related Positions:
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 Accounting auditor
Accountants must:
Activities
- due to the parties to obtain evidence;
- reason logically;
- prepare documentation for clearance certificates;
- manage the employee record;
- calculate economic and financial indices;
- structuring cost centers;
- framing the company into a taxation system;
- stay considerate;
- return the reports and records to court;
- plan work to be performed;
- send messages via email;
- stay informed;
- keep up to date;
- issue trial balances;
- monitor the inspection work;
- participate in class entities;
- demonstrate objectivity;
- justify the adopted procedures;
- complete the actual profit calculation book;
- define cost and apportionment system;
- analyze the calculated costs;
- make economic and financial management reports;
- calculate taxes due;
- participate in the preparation of internal standards;
- evaluate internal controls;
- control withholding taxes of self-employed and employers;
- act with discretion;
- record the movement of assets;
- ensure the information;
- calculate social charges on payroll, pro-labore, self-employed;
- provide information on balance sheets;
- use fax, telephone, internet and intranet;
- prepare the individual and corporate income tax return;
- define accounting procedures;
- manage document flow;
- receive the letter of responsibility;
- fill in specific forms inherent to the company's activity;
- write accounting books;
- demonstrate basic computer skills;
- send newsletters;
- intermediate agreements with trade unions;
- determine costs;
- analyze the balance sheet;
- analyze the matter discussed in the case file;
- formalize the fee proposal;
- notify closure to the competent bodies;
- disclose and consult manuals;
- manage the registration of books in organs appropriate bodies;
- keep confidential;
- prepare employment obligations;
- act with dynamism;
- keep up to date with legislation;
- follow the implementation of recommendations;
- request a special regime for tax procedures, municipal, state and federal;
- work as a team;
- meet the external audit;
- identify the information needs of the company;
- fulfill special requests and complaints;
- appear at labor hearings;
- classify the documents;
- define internal procedures;
- answer the manifestations in the opinion in the report;
- analyze possible consequences of failures;
- make documents available with control;
- keep confidentiality;
- speak correctly;
- provide defense;
- provide registration information to banks and suppliers;
- write tax books;
- issue an opinion;
- prepare accessory declarations to the tax authorities, competent bodies and taxpayers;
- monitor the development of expert work;
- monitor the execution of the budget;
- work as a team;
- generate the data to fill in the forms;
- build balance sheets and other financial statements;
- participate in congresses, conventions and workshops;
- demonstrate knowledge of other languages;
- prepare payroll for employees, self-employed and pro-labore, vacations, termination contractual;
- collect information for tax recovery;
- demonstrate flexibility;
- guide the areas of the company on costs;
- generate journal/ledger;
- identify the possibility of reducing taxes;
- elaborate articles of incorporation/statute;
- perform physical control with accounting;
- acting ethically;
- set the rate of amortization, depreciation and depletion;
- maintain the chart of accounts;
- deliver lectures, seminars and training;
- advise business management;
- classify the asset in the accounting and equity system;
- prepare documentation and auxiliary reports;
- remove the records from the courts;
- elaborate budget;
- write tax credit sheet on acquisition of fixed assets;
- provide advice to internal/external control entities;
- notify the assistant expert about documentation and steps;
- check compliance with rules, procedures and legislation;
- elaborate folder;
- prepare the explanatory notes to the financial statements;
- structuring chart of accounts according to the company's activity;
- act politely;
- confront accounting information with costs;
- compensate taxes;
- assist in hiring an independent auditor;
- participate in shareholders' meetings and in fiscal and administrative councils;
- point out the possibilities for using tax incentives;
- parameterize accounting/tax and support applications;
- analyze the reports;
- reconcile account balance;
- update internal procedures;
- consolidate financial statements;
- prepare accounting report and opinions;
- prepare final report with recommendation;
- audit financial statements;
- speak correctly;
Sectors that hire Accounting auditor the most in the job market
- accounting and tax consulting and auditing activities
- business management consulting activities
- temporary labor lease
- accounting activities
- combined office and administrative support services
- health plans
- holdings of non-financial institutions
- multiple banks, with commercial portfolio
- hospital care activities
- hotels
