How much does an Auditor (accountants and the like) earn
A Auditor (accountants and the like) 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 Auditor (accountants and the like)
Accountants must:
Activities
- issue trial balances;
- issue an opinion;
- framing the company into a taxation system;
- appear at labor hearings;
- monitor the execution of the budget;
- notify the assistant expert about documentation and steps;
- notify closure to the competent bodies;
- calculate economic and financial indices;
- write tax credit sheet on acquisition of fixed assets;
- act with dynamism;
- demonstrate knowledge of other languages;
- manage document flow;
- make economic and financial management reports;
- generate the data to fill in the forms;
- stay informed;
- elaborate articles of incorporation/statute;
- build balance sheets and other financial statements;
- maintain the chart of accounts;
- calculate social charges on payroll, pro-labore, self-employed;
- write tax books;
- speak correctly;
- prepare payroll for employees, self-employed and pro-labore, vacations, termination contractual;
- provide registration information to banks and suppliers;
- set the rate of amortization, depreciation and depletion;
- formalize the fee proposal;
- acting ethically;
- complete the actual profit calculation book;
- elaborate folder;
- manage the employee record;
- act politely;
- return the reports and records to court;
- confront accounting information with costs;
- generate journal/ledger;
- prepare documentation and auxiliary reports;
- participate in class entities;
- fulfill special requests and complaints;
- control withholding taxes of self-employed and employers;
- participate in the preparation of internal standards;
- keep confidentiality;
- fill in specific forms inherent to the company's activity;
- answer the manifestations in the opinion in the report;
- act with discretion;
- structuring cost centers;
- use fax, telephone, internet and intranet;
- work as a team;
- parameterize accounting/tax and support applications;
- participate in shareholders' meetings and in fiscal and administrative councils;
- collect information for tax recovery;
- send newsletters;
- meet the external audit;
- keep confidential;
- monitor the development of expert work;
- reconcile account balance;
- consolidate financial statements;
- disclose and consult manuals;
- record the movement of assets;
- demonstrate objectivity;
- prepare documentation for clearance certificates;
- perform physical control with accounting;
- structuring chart of accounts according to the company's activity;
- keep up to date;
- remove the records from the courts;
- analyze the balance sheet;
- keep up to date with legislation;
- make documents available with control;
- request a special regime for tax procedures, municipal, state and federal;
- send messages via email;
- define cost and apportionment system;
- speak correctly;
- provide information on balance sheets;
- identify the information needs of the company;
- analyze possible consequences of failures;
- determine costs;
- plan work to be performed;
- receive the letter of responsibility;
- analyze the calculated costs;
- demonstrate basic computer skills;
- manage the registration of books in organs appropriate bodies;
- justify the adopted procedures;
- prepare the individual and corporate income tax return;
- identify the possibility of reducing taxes;
- advise business management;
- demonstrate flexibility;
- prepare employment obligations;
- due to the parties to obtain evidence;
- ensure the information;
- compensate taxes;
- prepare accessory declarations to the tax authorities, competent bodies and taxpayers;
- deliver lectures, seminars and training;
- assist in hiring an independent auditor;
- evaluate internal controls;
- elaborate budget;
- classify the asset in the accounting and equity system;
- provide defense;
- prepare the explanatory notes to the financial statements;
- update internal procedures;
- participate in congresses, conventions and workshops;
- define internal procedures;
- calculate taxes due;
- follow the implementation of recommendations;
- provide advice to internal/external control entities;
- point out the possibilities for using tax incentives;
- define accounting procedures;
- intermediate agreements with trade unions;
- monitor the inspection work;
- reason logically;
- prepare accounting report and opinions;
- classify the documents;
- prepare final report with recommendation;
- guide the areas of the company on costs;
- analyze the matter discussed in the case file;
- stay considerate;
- audit financial statements;
- check compliance with rules, procedures and legislation;
- analyze the reports;
- write accounting books;
- work as a team;
Sectors that hire Auditor (accountants and the like) 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