Counter - Salary, Career

How much does an Counter earn

A Counter 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 Counter
	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

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 Counter

Accountants must:

prepare accessory obligations;

perform expertise;

demonstrate personal skills;

perform internal/external audit;

fulfilling requests from inspection bodies;

managing the company's taxes;

provide management consulting and information;

prepare financial statements;

manage the company's taxes;

communicate;

manage the personnel department;

fulfill requests from inspection bodies;

manage costs;

prepare the financial statements;

legalize companies;

provide consulting and management information;

control permanent assets;

manage company taxes;

prepare ancillary obligations;

Activities

deliver lectures, seminars and training;

receive the letter of responsibility;

demonstrate basic computer skills;

elaborate folder;

framing the company into a taxation system;

compensate taxes;

keep confidential;

build balance sheets and other financial statements;

act with dynamism;

demonstrate knowledge of other languages;

monitor the execution of the budget;

check compliance with rules, procedures and legislation;

identify the possibility of reducing taxes;

prepare documentation for clearance certificates;

answer the manifestations in the opinion in the report;

manage the registration of books in organs appropriate bodies;

make economic and financial management reports;

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

disclose and consult manuals;

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

use fax, telephone, internet and intranet;

guide the areas of the company on costs;

analyze possible consequences of failures;

notify closure to the competent bodies;

meet the external audit;

stay informed;

participate in the preparation of internal standards;

speak correctly;

set the rate of amortization, depreciation and depletion;

write tax credit sheet on acquisition of fixed assets;

participate in class entities;

prepare documentation and auxiliary reports;

make documents available with control;

provide defense;

acting ethically;

keep up to date with legislation;

due to the parties to obtain evidence;

calculate economic and financial indices;

provide registration information to banks and suppliers;

perform physical control with accounting;

manage the employee record;

confront accounting information with costs;

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

keep up to date;

define internal procedures;

structuring cost centers;

follow the implementation of recommendations;

define accounting procedures;

prepare accounting report and opinions;

parameterize accounting/tax and support applications;

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

fulfill special requests and complaints;

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

identify the information needs of the company;

evaluate internal controls;

audit financial statements;

maintain the chart of accounts;

prepare the individual and corporate income tax return;

formalize the fee proposal;

return the reports and records to court;

record the movement of assets;

keep confidentiality;

monitor the inspection work;

issue trial balances;

notify the assistant expert about documentation and steps;

generate the data to fill in the forms;

reason logically;

work as a team;

reconcile account balance;

prepare final report with recommendation;

analyze the reports;

collect information for tax recovery;

prepare the explanatory notes to the financial statements;

analyze the calculated costs;

manage document flow;

control withholding taxes of self-employed and employers;

classify the asset in the accounting and equity system;

generate journal/ledger;

issue an opinion;

write tax books;

advise business management;

work as a team;

plan work to be performed;

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

act politely;

write accounting books;

act with discretion;

remove the records from the courts;

justify the adopted procedures;

participate in congresses, conventions and workshops;

assist in hiring an independent auditor;

consolidate financial statements;

elaborate budget;

complete the actual profit calculation book;

send messages via email;

demonstrate flexibility;

appear at labor hearings;

calculate taxes due;

analyze the balance sheet;

provide advice to internal/external control entities;

determine costs;

elaborate articles of incorporation/statute;

demonstrate objectivity;

monitor the development of expert work;

define cost and apportionment system;

provide information on balance sheets;

point out the possibilities for using tax incentives;

speak correctly;

send newsletters;

classify the documents;

update internal procedures;

intermediate agreements with trade unions;

analyze the matter discussed in the case file;

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

ensure the information;

prepare employment obligations;

stay considerate;

Sectors that hire Counter 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